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Design of a small mobile PV driven RO water desalination plant to be

deployed at the north west coast of Egypt

Conference Paper  in  Desalination and water treatment · May 2014

DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2015.1080447

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 Design of a small mobile PV driven RO
water desalination plant to be deployed at
the north west coast of Egypt

Hosam A. Shawky, A. A. Abdel Fatah, M. M. Abo AlFadl, and A.

M. El-Aassar
Professor of Water Chemistry
Director, Egyptian Desalination Research Center of Excellence
Desert Research Center

Cyprus 2014
 Aim
The present project focuses on designing,
implementing and testing of an efficient cost effective
battery less mobile photovoltaic powered groundwater
reverse-osmosis (PV-RO) desalinating unit. This unit is
capable of desalinating brackish and saline
groundwater with TDS up to 25000 ppm and produces
4-5 m3/day of potable water per day-light that
complies with international standards.
Target area
Study the groundwater quality in
Northwest coast
1- Water quality: 131 groundwater samples were collected
Study the groundwater quality in
Northwest coast
1- Water quality: 131 groundwater samples were collected
Study the groundwater quality in
Northwest coast
2- Analysis of 131 groundwater samples
Study the groundwater quality in
Northwest coast
3- Water quantity
Civil Work at Target Area
Civil Work at Target Area
Conceptual design for the RO
desalination plant
1- Consideration

Ø  The RO plant is operated at constant Recovery Ratio of

30%.

Ø  Operating Feed Temperature is 25°C.

Ø  High pressure Pump efficiency is 70%
Ø  Single Pass-Single Stage three-element membrane unit
Ø  Membrane element (Filmtech SW30 -4040).
Conceptual design for the RO
desalination plant
1- Consideration

Ø  Average Daily Working Duration is 6 hours.

Ø  Feed water concentration 1000-25,000 ppm TDS
Ø  Product water concentration <500 ppm TDS
Ø  Fixed feed water flow rate
Ø  Fixed permeate quantity
Conceptual design for the RO
desalination plant
2- Modeling brackich/saline RO unit

—  ROSA software was applied for 131 samples. Whereas,

the following were discussed:

1-Feed flow rate 2-Feed pressure

3-Power consumption 4-Permeate TDS

5-Permeate flow rate 6-Mixing process

7-Scaling
Conceptual design for the RO
desalination plant
2- Modeling brackish/saline RO unit

Feed flow rate 1.38 m3/h

Feed pressure 9.83-33.9 bar
Power consumption 0.17-1.14 kwh
Permeate TDS 8.7-160ppm
Permeate product 2.46 m3/h
Mixing 52-1162 L
Design for a battery-less PV/RO
system desalination plant
Manufacturing for a battery-less
PV/RO system desalination
plant
Factory testing
Factory testing

Feed Permeat Power SEC

salinity e calculated Kwh/m3
(NaCl, salinity (W)
mg/l) (mg/l)
5000 32 866.4 1.9
6200 32 1050.9 2.3
8300 32 1162.8 2.6
10500 65 1143 2.5
Unit transportation to NW coast
Field work
Complete analysis of groundwater sample
(Raw), fresh water product (permeate) and
reject of the PV/RO desalination unit
Complete analysis of groundwater sample
(Raw), fresh water product (permeate) and
reject of the PV/RO desalination unit
Research Team

Shawkydrc@hotmail.com
Mob.: 00201002930710
https://www.facebook.com/DesalinationplantDRC
 Acknowledgement

Misr ElKheir
Foundation
for funding
this research
project

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