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SPEAKER CONTACT/TOPIC ABSTRACT
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Please provide the following information and email to [email protected] or fax to: 772-463-0860. If you are presenting on multiple topics during this event, please fill out one form for each topic.
Name: Nikolay S. Voutchkov Suffix: P.E., D.E.E. Job Title: President (i.e.: Ph.D., P.E., Jr.) Company: Water Globe Consulting Mailing Address: 200 Broad Street, Suite 2450 City: Stamford State/Province: CT Postal Code: 06901 Country: USA Telephone: 203-504-8343 Cell Ph: 203-253-1312 Fax: 203-504-8342 Email: [email protected] Website:www.water-g.com
1. Speaker Biography (please provide one paragraph – 150 words or less)
Mr. Nikolay Voutchkov has over 25 years of experience in the field of water and wastewater treatment, and reuse. Currently he is an independent techncial advisor to public utlities and private technology development conpanies in the US and abroad. As a former chief technology officer for Poseidon Reseources, he led permitting and engineering of the 50 MGD Carlsbad and Huntington Beach seawater desalination projects in Southern California, and other large seawater desalination facilities in the US and abroad. Mr. Voutchkov is a registered professional engineer and a diplomate of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers. He is also a member of AMTA, IDE, the European Desalination Society and AWWA. Mr. Voutchkov is author of over 40 technical articles and several books in the field of desalination, water and wastewater treatment, and reuse. He is one of the principal authors of the AWWA Manual on Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration, the WHO 's Desalination Guidance.
2. Topic Title (please provide the topic title for your presentation) Latest Developments in Pumps and Energy Recovery 3. Topic Abstract (please provide a brief description of the topic session that you will present and how it applies to
both water operators and wastewater operators).
This presentation provides an overwiew of the types and key performance parameters of high pressure reverse osmosis system feed pumps and energy recovery devices widely used for seawater desalination today. Recent technological and equipment developments are disucussed and evaluated in terms of their effects on plant operation and overall energy use. The presentaton describes alternative types of pumps and energy recovery devices, and explains their key advantages and disadvantages.
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Latest Developments in Pumps and Energy Recovery
Nikolay Voutchkov, PE, BCEE Water Globe Consulting
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Presentation Overview
High Pressure Pumps – Technology Trends;
Energy Recovery Technologies – Present and Future.
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75% to 85% of Desalination Plant Energy Used by the SWRO System
Energy is Lost Mainly Due to: • Pump/Motor Efficiency Constrains; • Limited Energy Recovery from Concentrate. • Energy Losses During Membrane Separation.
High Pressure Pumps Concentrate
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Types of SWRO High Pressure Pumps
Reciprocating (Positive Displacement/Piston) Pumps;
Applications Typically Limited to 1.0 MGD;
90 % to 95 % Efficiency;
Flat Pump Curve – Efficiency and Flow Constant at Changing Membrane Pressures.
Centrifugal Pumps: Available in All Sizes;
82 to 88 % Efficiency;
Pump Efficiency Varies with Changing Membrane Pressure.
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Positive Displacement (Piston) Pumps – Key Features
Fixed Flow Independent of Pump Operating Pressure.
Rotating Motion of the Motor is Converted to Reciprocating Motion to Drive the Pistons.
Delivered Capacity Fluctuates with:
Number of Pistons;
The Area of the Pistons;
Stroke Length;
Operating Speed – Often Run at ½ Speed to Reduce Maintenance (Reduces Efficiency to 80 – 85 %);
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Piston Pumps – Flow Variation & Control
All Piston Pumps Deliver Pulsating Flow;
Flow Pulsation (Difference between Min and Max Flow) Depends on the Number of Pistons:
2 Pistons – 46 %;
3 Pistons – 23 %;
7 Pistons – 4 %;
9 Pistons – 2 %.
Installation of Multiple Pumps with Common Suction Header Typically Creates Severe Vibration Problems – Suction Stabilizers and Pulsation Dampeners – A Must!
CAT triplex pump
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Centrifugal Pumps
Horizontally Split-case Multistage Pumps: Most common for large applications (>1,000 gpm);
Typically Yield Highest Efficiency (80 – 88 %).
Segmental Ring (Ring-section) Multistage Pumps: Unit flow rates – 350 to 1,000 gpm;
Popular for Medium Feed Flows – lower costs at reasonable efficiency.
High-Speed Single-Stage Pumps: Typically Used for Small Plants (50 gpm – 600 gpm);
Often Combined w/ Turbochargers.
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Horizontally Split-Case Multistage Pumps
Casing Split in two Pump Halves;
Seawater Guided from Stage to Stage by Set of Volute Passageways;
Opposing Impeller Design – Allows to Reduce Net Axial Trust;
Larger, More Rugged, More Expensive Than Segmental Ring Pumps.
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Horizontally Split-Case Pumps
Capacity – 3.8 MGD to 19 MGD Power Input – 1,500 hp to 9,000 hp
2 Stages in Large Sizes (12 – 14”) 4 Stages in Smaller Applications
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Ashkelon - Largest High Pressure Pumps In Use Today
Two Sets of 3+1 Two-stage Horizontal Split-case Pumps – 16 MGD each;
Pump Motors – 7,000 hp;
5-year Pump Efficiency Guarantee;
All Wet Parts Made of Duplex Stainless Steel.
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Radially Split Case Pumps
Occupy Less Space;
Easier to Maintain;
Less Vibrations;
Only One Mechanical Seal of the Drive End (Axial – 2 seals);
Internal Fiber-Composite Bearings (Water Lubricated) – vs. External Grease Lubricated;
Largest Pumps Installed for Expansion of Dhekelia SWRO Plant (Cyprus) to 10.5 MGD;
Unit Capacity – 7.0 MGD (2,800 hp) – 87 % Efficiency.
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Radially Split High Pressure Pumps will be Used in Sydney, Australia
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Sydney SWRO Plant
12+1 KSB HP HGM-RO 8/3 Pumps
2,000 KW each 87 % Efficiency
One Pump per SWRO Train
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Segmental-Ring Pumps
Individual Pump Stages Located Between Pump Suction and Discharge Casings;
Impellers Mounted on Common Shaft;
Smaller Diameter;
Lighter Construction;
Lower Cost.
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Centrifugal Pumps – Key Considerations
Pump Efficiency Increases with Square Root of Speed for the Same Flow;
Speed – typically 3,000 to 3,500 rpm (up to 12,000 rpm);
Shaft size and required NPSH increase with Speed;
Limit Pump Speeds to 3,500 rpm.
Pump Curve Flattens with Increase of Number of Stages;
Pump Efficiency Increases with Flow for the Same TDH.
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Maximizing Pump Efficiency – Bigger Pumps Rule!
Pump Efficiency ~
n x (Q/H)0.5x (1/H)0.25
Where:
n = pump speed (min -¹);
Q = nominal pump capacity (m³/s);
H = pump head (m).
Pump Efficiency:
One Pump Per Train – 83 %;
One Pump Per 2 Trains – 85 %;
Three Pumps Per 16 Trains – 88 %.
Carboneras, Spain – One Pump per 2 RO Trains
Ashkelon, Israel – (3+1) 7,100-hp Pumps per 16
RO Trains
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Maximizing Energy Recovery
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Hydraulic Turbocharger
Turbocharger Popular for Small and Medium Size Plants (20 to 40 % pressure boost).
Available for Low & High Pressures.
Used for High-Recovery (Brine Conversion) Systems to Achieve 60 – 65 %.
Low Maintenance & Brine Leakage Into Feed Stream.
Lower Cost and Space Requirements than Other Energy Recovery Systems.
TurboBooster
Courtesy: PEI
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Energy Recovery System Incorporates Pump of Improved Efficiency
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Courtesy: PEI
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Hydraulic Turbocharger – Large Installations (8.9 to 10 kWh/kgal)
30 MGD Plant in Jebel Ali, UAE: 9 RO Trains;
16 Single-stage HP RO Pumps.
Up to 525 psi of Boost;
HP RO Pumps Operating @ Full Flow @ ½ Pressure –
5-7 % Extra Efficiency.
9.2 MGD Plant in Thailand (PT Chemicals) - 10 kWh/kgal.
38 MGD NEWater Ulu Pandan Plant, Singapore
Pump Efficiency ~ n x (Q/H)0.5x (1/H)0.25
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Turbocharger – Next Steps Centralized Brine Energy Recovery, Brine Pressure Flow, and Pressure Control;
Elimination of Feed Throttle Control Valves, VFDs on the HP Pumps and Brine Pressure Control Valves.
Combination w/ Single-stage HP RO Pump of High Efficiency for Capacities of Up to 12.7 MGD of Feed.
Combination w/ Large Multi-stage Pump
(4,200 gpm) –
Can Feed 2.5 to 3 MGD RO Train
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Pelton Wheels – Majority of Existing Plants
Conversion Efficiency: 80 to 90 %
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Pelton Wheels Limit Individual RO Pump Size to 5.5 MGD
Trinidad SWRO Pump and Pressure Exchanger System – The Largest in the World
Key Limitation of Pelton Wheel
Technology on Pump Efficiency
- Couples Pump
and Energy Recovery System
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Pressure Exchangers Allow the Use of Larger Pumps/RO Trains
Pelton Wheel
Pressure Exchanger
Provides 40 - 42 % of the Energy
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DWEER and ERI Pressure Exchangers
ERI PX Pressure Exchanger • 96% Energy Conversion Eff. • Smaller Footprint; • One Moving Part – Shaftless Rotor; • Rotor Hydrostatically Suspended in Ceramic Sleeve.
DWEER Exchanger • Positive Displacement Pistons Instead of Rotor; • LinX Valves Cause the Two Vessels to Exchange Functions before The Piston Completes Stroke.
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ERI System – Current Status
Largest In Operation - Hamma (Algeria) – 50 MGD;
Largest in Construction – Hadera (Israel) – 72.3 MGD;
Base Unit – PX 220;
(0.3 MGD) in ops since 2002;
10 to 16 Units per RO Train (2.5 MGD – 4 MGD RO Train).
Challenges: Mixing – 5 to 7%
Efficiency Decreases w/ Increase in Plant Recovery.
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Perth SWRO & Pressure Exchanger Systems
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ERI – New Energy Recovery Equipment PX 260
- 18 % Larger Capacity than PX220;
- Wider Flow Paths to Higher Throughput @ Minimum Pressure Losses.
Titan 1200 - 500% Larger Capacity than
PX220;
- Similar Overall Energy Recovery (Slightly Lower Efficiency Compensated by Lower Mixing);
- Side-ported Design Allows to Maximize Flow Production.
Courtesy: ERI
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ERI System – Titan 1200
Can Handle 5 Times More Flow than PX 220 (1.4 MGD of Brine Flow);
16-inch Protec Pressure Vessel;
Energy Efficiency – 96.6 %;
Reduced Mixing of Brine Feed and Leakage – from 6 % to 2.3 %;
Testing Continues @ 4.6 MGD Los Cabos SWRO Facility, Mexico;
Market Release Planned for 2010.
Courtesy: ERI
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ERI Equipment – What is in the Pipeline?
CompPX - SWRO 8-inch Vessels Similar to PX 220 &
PX 260
Side-ported design
Maximized Production.
PX-240 – Brackish Water RO For Brackish RO Applications
Target Efficiency @ 90 % Under
Brackish RO Pressures (<450 psi)
Currently Operating on Facility in Turkey.
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DWEER System – Current Status Tuas, Singapore
Triple DWEER 1100 3.6 MGD SWRO Trains
Used in Ashkelon (86 MGD) and Singapore (34 MGD);
1.3 MGD SWRO Train – One DWEER System – Model 1100;
Ashkelon – 2 x 40 DWEER 2200 Systems;
RO w/ DWEER - 2.0 to 2.5 kWh/kgal Less Energy than Pelton Wheel (45 % Rec.).
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DWEER – Recent Large Projects
Gold Coast, Australia – 33 MGD;
Sydney, Australia – 66 MGD/132 MGD;
Aguilas, Spain – 48MGD.
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Calder AG (Flowserve) – ROVA 300
Can Handle 1.9 MGD of Brine Flow (Three Times Bigger than Existing Units);
Duplex Stainless Steel;
New Seal Design Reduces Brine Mixing < 1.5 %.
Currently Tested in Oman and Cayman Islands.
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KSB SalTec DT Pressure Exchanger
Electronically Controlled Rotating
Valves Adjust System Operations
Ring-section HP RO Pumps (87.5 % Efficient) &
Split-case Booster Pumps
1 MGD Units
Installed in Plants In Malta, Murcia,
(Spain), and Oman.
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Two SalTec 250 Units Operating in 12 MGD Pembroke SWRO Plant (Malta) since July 2008
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Reducing Power Use In Small Plants A Hair Rising Challenge?
Small Systems Still Use A Lot
of Energy
26 kWh/kgal
0.1 MGD Vs.
11.3 kWh/kgal For 50 MGD
Plant
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Improving Energy Recovery – Small SWRO Plants
Clark Pump Danfos Axial Piston Pump-Axial Piston Motor
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Pearson Pump – Combined Pumping & Energy Recovery
Pearson Pump (Spectra Watermakers) – Introduced in March 2009
Recovery Ratios – 20, 30 and 50 %;
Speed 600 to 1,200 rpm
Clark Pump + Energy Recovery Amplifier (up to 3,000 gpd);
Energy Recovery – 80 % ;
Seawater Energy Use - 10 kWh/kgal;
Next Generation – 12,000 to 30,000 gpd Units
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Axial Piston-Pressure Exchanger X-Pump System
Ocean Pacific Technologies
• ~56% energy savings ~9.1 kWh/kgal (100 gpm)
~67% energy savings ~8.7 kWh/kgal (460 gpm)
• Fixed recovery – not influenced by pressure rise, salinity or temp.
• Low Complexity (water used for lubrication) – 90 % Pump Efficiency.
X-pump Pumps 100 % of the RO Feed/ If exchanger piston are selected @ 60 %, then RO will be fixed at 40 % Recovery
HP Inlet 100/60 bar
HP Outlet 60/59 bar
X-pumpTM Seawater Inlet 100/1 bar
Electric Motor
Reject Outlet 60/1 bar
Permeate 40/0.3 bar
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Summary and Conclusions
Key Trend - Going Bigger!
Bigger Pumps;
Bigger Pressure Exchangers;
Bigger Turbochargers.
Large Pumps Allow Pushing the Envelope of Efficiency to ~ 90 %;
Horizontally Split Case Multistage HPRO Pumps Dominate!
Radially Split Case Pumps Have Made a Successful Debut!
Pressure Exchangers Facilitate the Use of Large Pumps and Pressure Center/Three-Center Designs.
Small SWRO Systems Are Nearing Energy Efficiency of Large Plants.
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Nikolay Voutchkov
Questions ?
Nikolay Voutchkov, PE, BCEE Water Globe Consulting