Table 3.
Calculated technical characteristic of the virtual “Chtouka Ait Baha like” RO plant.
| Calculated energy needs | |
|---|---|
| Total nominal power (kWe) | 45,740 |
| Annual energy consumption (GWh/y) | 380 |
| Specific energy consumption (kWh/m3) | 4.0 |
| Calculated technical details of RO plant | |
|---|---|
| Number of trains | 16 |
| Number of pressure vessels/train | 150 |
| Number of membrane elements/pressure vessel | 7 |
| Total number of membrane elementsa | 16,800 |
| Energy recovery devicesb | 220 |
| Feed pressure (bar) | 64 |
| Conversion rate | 43.5% |
a
The standard membrane surface for each membrane element is 37,15 m2.
b
The energy recovery device based on pressure exchanger is based on ERI PX300 model.