AWWA MTC64622

AWWA MTC64622 Membrane Failure Headlines: Facts behind the Hype Regarding Initial Problems Experienced at Low Pressure Membrane Installations
Conference Proceeding by American Water Works Association, 03/01/2007

Atassi, Amrou; White, Mark; Rago, Leonard M.

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Rumors regarding problems and failures with initial start-up and testing ofmany low pressure membrane systems have been widespread over the past decade.Reported problems of microfiltration (MF)/ultrafiltration (UF) installations have included a broad spectrum of issuesincluding under-sized membrane capacity, membrane fiber breakage, potting failures,hydraulic problems, longer system downtime, under-sized ancillary equipment,membrane integrity testing challenges, higher O