Fluid treatment apparatus
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1. A fluid monitoring and control system comprising:
- a programmable and reprogrammable control unit comprising display means, user input means, and input/output connectors;
a programmable logic controller in direct communication with said control unit; and
a plurality of fluid parameter sensors in direct communication with said control unit.
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Abstract
A fluid monitoring and control apparatus and method including providing a programmable and reprogrammable control unit comprising a display, user inputs, and input/output connections; placing a programmable logic controller in direct communication with the control unit, which programmable logic controller is programmable and reprogrammable through the control unit; and placing a plurality of fluid parameter sensors in direct communication with the control unit. The invention is also of a fluid control apparatus and method comprising providing a membrane and estimating salt rejection by the membrane.
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22 Claims
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1. A fluid monitoring and control system comprising:
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a programmable and reprogrammable control unit comprising display means, user input means, and input/output connectors;
a programmable logic controller in direct communication with said control unit; and
a plurality of fluid parameter sensors in direct communication with said control unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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- 7. A fluid control system comprising means for estimating salt rejection by a membrane wherein said estimating means comprises means for calculating one or more of the group consisting of recovery, differential pressure (DP), and normalized permeate flow (NPF).
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11. A fluid monitoring and control method comprising the steps of:
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providing a programmable and reprogrammable control unit comprising display means, user input means, and input/output connectors;
placing a programmable logic controller in direct communication with the control unit; and
placing a plurality of fluid parameter sensors in direct communication with the control unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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- 17. A fluid control method comprising the steps of providing a membrane and estimating salt rejection by the membrane wherein the estimating step comprises calculating one or more of the group consisting of recovery, differential pressure (DP), and normalized permeate flow (NPF).
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21. A fluid control system comprising means for estimating salt rejection by a membrane wherein said estimating means comprises means for detecting a concentration of dissolved solids in a permeate (CP), in feed water (CF), and in reject flow (CR) and wherein said estimating means comprises means for calculating CP/((CF+CR)/2).
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22. A fluid control method comprising the steps of providing a membrane and estimating salt rejection by the membrane wherein the estimating step comprises detecting a concentration of dissolved solids in a permeate (CP), in feed water (CF), and in reject flow (CR) and wherein the estimating step comprises calculating CP/((CF+CR)/2).
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