Numerical Simulations of Calcium Sulphate Scaling in Full-Scale Brackish Water Reverse Osmosis Pressure Vessels Using Computational Fluid Dynamics

被引:7
作者
Mao, Weidong [1 ]
Zou, Xiang [2 ]
Guo, Zhongquan [1 ]
Sun, Sui [2 ]
Ma, Sai [1 ]
Lyv, Shunzhi [2 ]
Xiao, Yan [1 ]
Ji, Xinxiang [2 ]
Wang, Yuan [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Hangzhou Res Inst Co Ltd, China Coal Technol & Engn Grp, Hangzhou 311201, Peoples R China
[2] UNSW Ctr Transformat Environm Technol, Yixing 214200, Peoples R China
[3] UNSW Sydney, Sch Civil & Environm Engn, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
关键词
spiral-wound module; reverse osmosis; RO; computational fluid dynamics; CFD; desalination; coal mine water; sparingly soluble salts; calcium sulphate; zero liquid discharge; OF-THE-ART; MASS-TRANSFER; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; FEED SPACER; DESALINATION MODULES; OSMOTIC COEFFICIENTS; 3D CFD; MEMBRANE; SYSTEMS; THERMODYNAMICS;
D O I
10.3390/membranes11070521
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Coal mine waters often have high salinity, hardness and alkalinity. The treatment of coal mine water requires careful management of multi-stage reverse osmosis (RO) systems to achieve effective recovery of water for domestic reuse, as well as zero liquid discharge to minimise the impact to the local environment. Design of RO systems for coal mine water treatment has been limited to the use of commercial design packages provided by membrane manufacturers, which do not provide insights into the impact of operating parameters such as feedwater salinity, concentrations of sparingly soluble salts, feed pressure and their interactions with different RO modules on the fouling/scaling potential of RO membranes. This also restricts the use of novel RO products and the delivery of an optimum design based on real needs. In this work, a mathematical model was developed to simulate a standard brackish water RO pressure vessel consisting six full-size RO membrane elements, using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The model can be used to predict the permeate flowrate, water recovery levels, as well as the spatial information of the accumulation and scaling potential of sparingly soluble salts on the membrane surface. The results obtained from the model showed good agreement with the results obtained from the commercial RO design software WAVE. The CFD model was then used to predict the scaling threshold on various positions of a full-scale RO element, at different operating conditions, using parametric simulations based on Central Composite Designs. Outputs from this work not only provide insights into the microscopic flow characteristics of multiple full-scale elements in the RO pressure vessel, but also predicts the position where scaling would occur, at different feed conditions, for any RO products.
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