Patent Number EP2576448 A1 2013-04-10
 
Pressure vessel for sea water reverse osmosis and process that avoids scaling problems
An SWRO module for use in a desalination plant receives refresh water to increase production and product quality and reduce scaling problems.The SWRO module includes a pressure vessel having a front-end feed port, a rear-end brine port and a rear-end permeate port, A plurality of RO membrane elements are located in series within the pressure vessel.At least one refresh port leading to an interconnector mixing zone within the pressure vessel is located between two of the plurality of RO membrane elements.The port is configured such that refresh water added to the SWRO module through the refresh port mixes with the feed water supplied through the front-end feed port in the interconnector mixing zone,
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  EP2576448 A1 2013-04-10
STG: (A1) Application published with search report
AP: 2011EP-0724310
  US20110290728 A1 2011-12-01
STG: (A1) Application published
AP: 2010US-12786784
PCT  WO2011/149626 A1 2011-12-01
STG: (A1) Published application with search report
AP: 2011WO-US35136
  AU2011258781 A1 2012-12-13
STG: (A1) Open to public inspection
AP: 2011AU-0258781
  IL222913 A 2012-12-31
STG: (A) Application of patent for invention
AP: 2011IL-0222913
Inventor VIERA CURBELO ORLANDO J
All applicant/assignee General Electric Company ([US])
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY ([US])
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY ([US])
General Electric Company
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Priority Details 2010US-12786784 2010-05-252011WO-US35136 2011-05-04
Designated States Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
National States: AE AG AL AM AO AT AU AZ BA BB BG BH BR BW BY BZ CA CH CL CN CO CR CU CZ DE DK DM DO DZ EC EE EG ES FI GB GD GE GH GM GT HN HR HU ID IL IN IS JP KE KG KM KN KP KR KZ LA LC LK LR LS LT LU LY MA MD ME MG MK MN MW MX MY MZ NA NG NI NO NZ OM PE PG PH PL PT RO RS RU SC SD SE SG SK SL SM ST SV SY TH TJ TM TN TR TT TZ UA UG US UZ VC VN ZA ZM ZW
ARIPO: BW GH GM KE LR LS MW MZ NA SD SL SZ TZ UG ZM ZW
EAPO: AM AZ BY KG KZ MD RU TJ TM
EPO: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
OAPI: BF BJ CF CG CI CM GA GN GQ GW ML MR NE SN TD TG
   
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