UF System Specification in WAVE

The Ultrafiltration system design in WAVE is a powerful tool that allows sizing of new systems or evaluating the performance of existing ones.  In order to design a new Ultrafiltration system it is important to understand the main inputs needed to help get an accurate and optimized design. These inputs include information about the feed water source (e.g., municipal, seawater, wastewater, well water or surface water), quality, temperature range and required feed flow or net plant output. On the other hand, the final application of the project is of interest, as in the case of drinking water applications, specific DUPONT™ UF modules must be used.

For a given feed water type and quality, the appropriate design guidelines must be applied. These design guidelines have been created based on extensive experiences and references in similar waters. The design guidelines include suitable operating flux, duration of the filtration cycles or frequency of the chemical cleanings.

Once all this information is introduced in the system design software, it will populate a detailed Ultrafiltration System Design report, which includes a general process flow diagram, module selection, sizing and quantity of trains, sizing of water and chemical tanks, process parameters and sequence tables, as well as estimations for chemical and energy consumption, among others.

UF system specification includes the following steps: