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An example of how to calculate salt rejection and recovery is given below.
Figure 4. Principle of Operation
Given the system case in the figure above:
Average Concentration,
2
CC
C
cf
Avg
TDS 237.5mg/L
2
375mg/L100mg/L
%5.96100
237.5mg/L
8.3mg/L237.5mg/L
100
C
CC
Rejection
Avg
pAvg
%5.3100
237.5mg/L
8.3mg/L
C
C
Passage
Avg
p
%75100
24gpm
18gpm
100
Q
Q
Recovery
f
p
1.2. Machine Nomenclature
E-Series water purification machines are numbered in such a way as to indicate the
permeate flow you can expect from the machine and other specifications.
Example: RO,E4-4400-DLX,460,6,HR(PA)
RO indicates the machine is a reverse osmosis machine.
E4 indicates the machine series (E) and 4-inch housings/membrane elements
4400 indicates the rated permeate flow in thousands of gallons per day at 77F
(25C), i.e. 4400 = 4400 gallons per day
DLX indicates the deluxe model and ECN indicates the economy model
460 indicates 460 VAC, 3-phase voltage to starter. Standard models offer 460
VAC, 60 Hz, 3-phase and 380 VAC, 50 Hz, 3-phase.
6 indicates 60 Hz operation, (50 Hz operation is also available and is indicated by
a 5 in place of the 6.