公开(公告)号：US11505473B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-22

申请号：US15734419

申请日：2019-06-06

Applicant: BP Exploration Operating Company Limited

Inventor： George Leslie Cunningham

IPC: C02F1/00 ,  B01D61/02 ,  B01D61/12 ,  B01D61/14 ,  B01D61/22 ,  B01D65/02 ,  C02F9/00 ,  C02F5/00 ,  B01D61/58 ,  C02F1/44 ,  C02F103/08

Abstract: A predictive system for monitoring fouling of membranes of a desalination or water softening plant includes ultrafiltration (UF) membranes, reverse osmosis (RO) membranes, and/or nanofiltration (NF) membranes. In addition, the system includes one or more UF skids including a plurality of UF units. Each UF unit contains therein a plurality of UF membranes. Further, the system includes one or more RO/NF skids including one or more RO/NF arrays. Each of the one or more RO/NF arrays includes a plurality of RO units, with each RO unit containing therein a plurality of RO membranes, a plurality of NF units, with each NF unit containing therein a plurality of NF membranes, or a combination thereof. Still further, the system includes UF sensors and/or RO/NF sensors. The system also includes a controller comprising a processor in signal communication with the UF sensors and/or the RO/NF sensors.

公开(公告)号：US20210171362A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-10

申请号：US15734419

申请日：2019-06-06

Applicant: BP Exploration Operating Company Limited

Inventor： George Leslie Cunningham

IPC: C02F1/00 ,  C02F9/00 ,  B01D61/14 ,  B01D61/22 ,  B01D61/02 ,  B01D61/12 ,  B01D61/58 ,  B01D65/02

Abstract: A predictive system for monitoring fouling of membranes of a desalination or water softening plant includes ultrafiltration (UF) membranes, reverse osmosis (RO) membranes, and/or nanofiltration (NF) membranes. In addition, the system includes one or more UF skids including a plurality of UF units. Each UF unit contains therein a plurality of UF membranes. Further, the system includes one or more RO/NF skids including one or more RO/NF arrays. Each of the one or more RO/NF arrays includes a plurality of RO units, with each RO unit containing therein a plurality of RO membranes, a plurality of NF units, with each NF unit containing therein a plurality of NF membranes, or a combination thereof. Still further, the system includes UF sensors and/or RO/NF sensors. The system also includes a controller comprising a processor in signal communication with the UF sensors and/or the RO/NF sensors.