The Electromechanical Equipment and Installations in Desalination Plants course is your gateway to mastering a vital industry on the rise. With increasing global water scarcity, the demand for innovative desalination solutions has never been greater. This course equips you with essential skills in understanding desalination processes, from thermal evaporation to reverse osmosis, ensuring you’re at the forefront of this expanding field. Explore seawater collection, treatment, and the intricacies of high-pressure pumping and energy recovery systems. Delve into the chemistry of reagents and the engineering behind RO pumps and membranes. By participating, you’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of water softening and reject water treatment, preparing you for lucrative opportunities in a sector poised for growth. Join us and become a sought-after expert in desalination technology!
Electromechanical equipment and installations in desalination plants
Agua
60 h
Presentación
Objetivos
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Understand desalination systems and their classifications.
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Identify key components in seawater collection systems.
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Explore coagulants and flocculants in RO processes.
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Analyze pretreatment techniques in reverse osmosis.
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Evaluate different high-pressure pumps and ERDs.
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Explain the principles and uses of RO membranes.
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Learn processes for softening desalinated water.
Índice de contenidos
UNIT 1. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF DESALINATION
The desalination process
Classification of desalination systems
Production of desalinated water
Desalination processes
Thermal desalination processes by evaporation (distillation)
Reverse osmosis (RO)
UNIT 2. SEAWATER COLLECTION AND CONVEYANCE TO THE TREATMENT PLANT
Reverse osmosis (RO)
Sea water collection
Vertical wells and boreholes
Intake wet well and headworks
Seawater intake well and headworks
Special collection devices
Pump station/house
Horizontal drilling/drains
Infiltration galleries on the beach
UNIT 3. REAGENTS IN RO PROCESSES FOR SEAWATER
Introduction
Coagulants and flocculants
Desinfectant
Reagents for ph adjustment
Protectors
Antifoulants and dispersant
Reagent application points
Reagent storage
Reagent dosing
UNIT 4. REVERSE OSMOSIS PRETREATMENT
Introduction
Screening and sieving
Physicochemical treatment
Filtration
Equipment to be used in the filtration process
Monitoring instruments
UNIT 5. HIGH PRESSURE PUMPING AND ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM
Introduction
Reverse osmosis pumps
Types of pumps
Energy recovery devices (ERDS)
UNIT 6. REVERSE OSMOSIS PUMPS
Basic principles
Definition of ro membranes
Basic principles of R.O.
Membranes
Pressure vessels and modules
Instrumentation
Displacement and cleaning system
UNIT 7. DESALINATED WATER SOFTENING
Introduction
SAR control and boron reduction
Remineralisation of desalinated water
Permeate water disinfection
Product water storage and pumping
UNIT 8. REJECT WATER NEUTRALISATION AND TREATMENT
Introduction
Neutralisation without treatment of suspended solids
Neutralisation with suspended solids treatment
Sludge dehydration