Turning membrane science into a plant means designing the array and recovery, minimising energy, meeting permeate and discharge limits, and managing the membrane lifecycle, the engineering that delivers reliable, economic water.
Tapered pressure-vessel staging maintains flux and crossflow as flow declines through the system.
Recovery is set by scaling, osmotic and concentrate-disposal limits.
Train configuration and standby protect output through cleaning and maintenance.
Pumping against osmotic pressure dominates RO energy; efficiency is paramount.
Isobaric devices recover energy from the concentrate, cutting SWRO specific energy substantially.
Flux, recovery and temperature are optimised for lowest lifecycle energy.
A membrane plant has two regulated streams: the permeate, which must meet its use specification (potable, boiler-feed or reuse limits, including parameters such as boron for SWRO), and the concentrate, whose salinity and any residual chemicals are governed by discharge consent or disposal route. System design reconciles both, selecting recovery and staging to meet permeate targets while keeping the concentrate within its disposal limits, and pairs them with energy recovery so the plant is compliant, reliable and economic across the membrane lifecycle.
Normalised performance monitoring drives cleaning and replacement decisions.
Planned replacement based on performance protects output and budget.
Operating-point review keeps energy and quality optimal as conditions change.
Reynolds & Bauhm designs membrane systems and the pre-treatment that protects them — from UF/MF and SDI control to RO array design, energy recovery and CIP.
Our expertise spans multiple industries with sector-specific water treatment solutions.