Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability Testing of High Pressure Pumping Units for the Mobile Army 600 Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit.

Abstract

Mobile reverse osmosis water purification units (ROWPUs) are used by the Army for production of potable water from saline, brackish, and freshwater sources. The reverse osmosis is a membrane process that requires a high pressure feed stream; therefore, a high pressure pump is a key component of the ROWPU. This report provides data collected from a unified testing program applicable to all high pressure pumping units that have potential use as ROWPU components. The testing program consists of three phases (initial inspection, start-up testing, and endurance testing). All pumping units evaluated during this testing were subjected to the three test phases.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA288306

Entities

People

  • Charles R. O'quinn
  • Howard K. Bell
  • Michael G. Channell
  • Wayne W. Sharp

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Data Acquisition
  • Drinking Water
  • Engineering
  • Flow Rate
  • High Pressure
  • High Resolution
  • Maintainability
  • Maintenance
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Gages
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Reliability
  • Reverse Osmosis
  • Test Facilities
  • Water Purification

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

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