High Pressure Rotating Reverse Osmosis for Wastewater Recycling in Long Term Space Missions Northwestern University

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Pederson, Cynthia, author.

Conference Name:

International Conference On Environmental Systems (2004-07-19 : Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2004

Summary:

A promising technology for recycling wastewater on long term space missions is rotating reverse osmosis (RO). Rotating RO utilizes Taylor vortices, a flow structure in the annulus of the device, that provide increased transport of the water through the RO membrane compared to conventional RO systems. A high pressure rotating RO filter and fluid circuit have been designed and fabricated for use in long term tests. Preliminary results indicate that an increase in the operating pressure by a factor of three can improve the flux by a factor of four while maintaining high rejection of the contaminants

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Publisher Number:

2004-01-2488

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