Optimal Design

& Operation
Of RO Systems
3-Day Seminar

Information Packet
SeminarCost$2,997USD(EarlyBirdDiscountsMayApply)

SeminarLength3days(8hoursperday)

SeminarDescription
IfyoureanOriginalEquipmentManufacturer,youwanttodesignthebestROsystemyoucan
THATWILLSELL.Ifyoureaplantengineer,youwanttoidentifyagood,costeffectiveRO
system.Ifyoureabuyer,youwantthelowestcapitalcostforanROsystem.Ifyourea
manager,youwanttopurchaseanROsystemthatgivesyouthewateryouneedatthelowest
lifecyclecost,whichincludesthelowestcapitolANDO&Mcosts.Ifyouoperateand/or
maintainanROsystem,youwantasystemthatrunsallthetimewithoutalotoftime
consumingproblems.

Butunlessyouhaveknowledgeablepeoplespecifyingsystemsyouwilllikelyreceivealowbid
systemthatcostsfewercapitaldollarsbutmuchmoreinO&Mdollarsoverthe20+yearsof
thelifeoftheplant.Notgood!Unlessyouknowthefeaturesofagooddesign,youwont
understandhowtooperatetheplantinthemostcosteffectivemanner.Byunderstanding
gooddesign,youcantroubleshootproblemsmorequicklyandeffectively.

ThisseminarcondensestheexperiencethatDavidPaulhaslearnedsince1977including:
2.5yearsasanoperatorofROsystems
1yearasashiftsupervisorofROsystems
8yearsasthemanagerofa$120millionUSDhugeROwatertreatmentfacility
22+yearsoftrainingandconsultingathundredsofROwatertreatmentfacilities

ThisseminarwilltakeyoustepbystepthroughthefeaturesofgoodROunitdesign,
pretreatmentandoperation.Thisincludesevaluatingthescaling,foulingandchemicalattack
characteristicsofdifferentfeedwaters,togoodRO/NFunitdesignstogoodoperation.Youwill
learnthingsthatyouwillnotgetanywhereelse.Youcanalsoconsiderthisaconsultantlevel
understandingofROsystemsseminarwhichisvaluablebothfromadesignstandpointand
fromandoperations/troubleshootingstandpoint.

WhoShouldAttend
Thisseminarprovidesvaluable,practicalknowledgetoanyonewantingtounderstandthemost
importantfeaturesofawelldesignedandoperatedROsystemincluding:
Designengineers
Plantengineers
Servicetechnicians
Buyers
PlantSupervisorsorManagers
Operating&MaintenancePersonnel

WhyYouShouldAttend
So you know the difference between low-bid, high-fouling, pain-in-the-pocket-book (and other places)
RO systems and ones that can operate with the lowest life-cycle costs and fewest problems.

What Youll Receive

3 8-hour days of interesting, step-by-step, easy-to-understand, practical RO training
A highly illustrated workbook
Break refreshments
 Instructor Biography
Your instructor will be one or more of the following

David Paul is the President of David H. Paul, Inc. (DHP), an advanced water
treatment training and consulting firm. David has 36 years of operating, managing,
training and consulting experience in membrane water treatment. He has
published over 160 technical articles and papers, of which many have been for
Water Technology, Water & Wastes Digest and Water Conditioning and
Purification. He has trained many times at the WQA Annual Conference and has
held seminars at the WQA Headquarters. He has created and administers many
on-line, on-site, and on-campus training programs in advanced water treatment.
He holds a B.S. degree in biology and an M.S. degree in microbiology

David Paul
David H. Paul, Inc.
Owner/Founder/Instructor

Bill Dees is Director of Training Services for David H. Paul, Inc. (DHP). He has 10
years of experience as a Service Technician/Installer/Service Manager and was
part owner and General Manager of his own Residential/Commercial water
conditioning business. In addition he has 15 years of design, operation,
maintenance, troubleshooting, training and consulting experience of water treatment
systems including membrane, ion exchange, pretreatment and post-treatment
equipment. Bill holds an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Industrial Water
Treatment from San Juan College, DHPs first on-campus, college degree program.
Bill also performs system technical assessments, consulting, element autopsies and
chemical cleaning evaluations.

Bill Dees
David H. Paul, Inc.
Director of Training
Services/Instructor

Richard (Dick) Youmans has over 30 years of experience in the industrial

water treatment industry with 16 of those specializing in reverse osmosis chemical
applications, training and troubleshooting. Dick received an Associate of Applied
Science Degree in Industrial Water Treatment from San Juan College and David H.
Paul, Inc. in 2002. As a corporate trainer, he has trained over 1,400 students in
reverse osmosis technology and chemistry.

Dick Youmans
David H. Paul, Inc.
Director of Certification/
Instructor
Certificate of Completion
Each attendee will receive a DHP certificate of completion following the course.

DHP Training Seminars

DHP has trained over 16,000 water treatment professionals worldwide since 1988. Trainees include
industrial, governmental and drinking water clients. The average rating given by attendees for all DHP
seminars, including this one, is over 9 (on a scale of 1-10, with 1 being a terrible rating and 10 being an
outstanding rating).

Testimonials
The following are typical comments from attendees of DHP Seminars:

Great Course! Well worth the time.

Bob Castle - Water Quality Manager, Marin Municipal Water District

Excellent training materials and presentation.

Gary Trent - Abbott Laboratories

Excellent got what I was interested in and more, especially in the inner workings of UF.
Eric Lozano - Austin Energy

Well presented and well worth the investment.

John Countz - Operations Manager, Consolidated Water Co.

Excellent! More than I expected.

Mark Hall - Texas Water Development Board

It was great!
Trent Hughes - Civil Engineer, Black & Veatch

Great Course.
Joe Gonzales - Xcel Energy

Most Excellent!
Mike Milner - Alternative H2O Solution
 Optimal Design & Operation of RO Systems
DETAILED AGENDA
DAY 1

8:00 Introductions
Water Contaminants Overview
Ions
Gases
Organics
Silica
Semipermeable RO/NF Membranes
Structure
Water Flux
Salt Flux

9:00 Break
Rejection of contaminants
RO Unit Permeate
9:15 Osmosis & Reverse Osmosis 10 psi (0.67 bar)
Osmotic
Osmotic pressure Back Pressure
15 psi (1 bar)
Applied pressure 1,000 mg/L Permeate
15 psi
(1 bar)

Net Driving Pressure Back Pressure

Water flux 200 psi

Salt flux (14 bar)
High
Pressure
Membranes Pump

Flat sheet, hollow fiber Concentrate

Brackish, seawater
Low pressure, low fouling, high
rejection
Membrane Elements
2 (5 cm), 2.5 (6 cm), 4 (10 cm), 8 (20 cm), 8.5 (22 cm) elements
12.75 (32 cm), New 16 (41 cm) and new 18.25 (46 cm) elements
Envelopes
Feed water spacer
Permeate spacer
Flow path
Low pressure, low fouling, high area & high rejection
Workshop 1: Build a simulated element
10:15 Break
10:30 Pressure Vessels
2, 2.5, 4, 8, 16, 18.25
End port, side port, multi-port
Stainless steel, fiberglass
Shimming elements
RO/NF Units
POU, POE, industrial, municipal
Single stage, multi-stage
Single pass, double pass
Brackish water RO, seawater RO
Workshop 2: RO membrane performance
11:30 Lunch Break
12:30 RO Unit Operation
POU
Single pass
Double pass
Recovery rate
Concentration
Water flux per element
Net driving pressure (NDP) per element
Salt passage per element
NDP and SP versus temperature
Seawater RO Unit Operation
Single stage, double stage
Single pass, double pass
1:45 Break
2:00 Source Waters
Fresh
Brackish
Seawater
Well water, surface water
A Complete RO Feed Water Analysis
Cations & anions
Other
How to Read a Complete Water Analysis Report
Solution neutrality
Cations, anions
Charge balance (ppm as CaCO3 or meq/L)
3:15 Break
3:30 Using free software programs to evaluate feed waters
Workshop: Determining if a feed water analysis is
complete and can be relied on
4:30 Summary & Conclusions
Final Questions & Answers
Day 1 Evaluation
4:45 Tour (at some locations)
5:15 End
 Optimal Design & Operation of RO Systems
DETAILED AGENDA
DAY 2

8:00 Day 1 Review

Analysis that must be performed on-site
pH
Temperature
Silt Density Index (SDI)
Biological Activity Reaction Tests (BARTs)
Hydrogen sulfide
9:00 Break
9:15 Evaluating Scaling Potentials
Scaling
Carbonate scaling potential
o Langelier Saturation Index (LSI), Stiff & Davis Saturation Index
Non-carbonate scaling potential
o % Saturation
Silica scaling potential
o Temperature
o pH
o Using free software programs to calculate scaling potential
10:15 Break
10:30 Evaluating Non-Living Fouling Potentials
Fouling Overview
Turbidity, TSS
Silt Density Index (SDI)
Oxidation: Iron, Manganese, Hydrogen sulfide
Aluminum (Al)
Evaluating Living Fouling Potentials
Temperature, TOC, Biocounts
Chlorination/dechlorination
Nitrate, Phosphate
SDI
11:30 Lunch
12:30 Good Design Means Low Fouling
Water Flux
Crossflow
Chlorination/Dechlorination
Standard NF/RO Unit Designs
1:45 Break
2:00 Lower Fouling RO/NF Unit Designs
Hybrid element loading

First stage permeate backpressure

Interstage Booster Pumps

Concentrate Recycle

3:15 Break
3:30 Pretreatment
Scaling control
o Recovery rate
o Acid
o Scale inhibitor
o Softening
o Post-shutdown flushes
o Chemical cleaning
4:30 Summary & Conclusions
Final Questions & Answers
Day 2 Evaluation
5:00 End
 Optimal Design & Operation of RO Systems
DETAILED AGENDA
DAY 3
8:00 Day 2 Review
Pretreatment
Fouling control
o Water flux
o Crossflow
o Media filtration
o Microfiltration/ultrafiltration
o Bag/Cartridge filtration
o Chemical cleaning
o Pilot study
9:00 Break
9:15 Pretreatment
Biofouling control
o Operation
o Post-shutdown flushes
o Biocides
Hydrogen peroxide/peracetic acid
Chloramines
DBNPA
o Chemical cleaning
o Pilot study
10:15 Break
10:30 Workshop: Attendees plants/issues
11:30 Lunch
12:30 Workshop: Attendees plants/issues
Summary & Conclusions
Final Questions & Answers
Day 3 Evaluation
2:00 End