Seawater Desalination RO

OV-SW seawater RO membrane elements.

OV-SW elements are engineered for seawater, sub-seawater and high-salinity brackish water. LE, HR, FR, XLE and XHR options allow engineers to balance productivity, rejection and fouling resistance across desalination duties.

2521 / 2540 / 4021 / 4040 / 8040 OV-SW seawater RO membrane elements.

Product Advantages

Designed around the application.

  • Up to 99.85% stabilized rejection
  • Low-energy and high-rejection options
  • 4040 and 8040 industrial formats
  • Solutions for seawater and high-salinity feed

Typical Applications

  • Seawater desalination
  • High-salinity brackish water
  • Power plant make-up water
  • Wastewater reuse and leachate treatment

Typical Properties

Model performance data.

Values are based on the defined test conditions below. Actual system performance depends on feed-water quality, pressure, temperature, recovery and pretreatment.

ModelStabilized rejectionMinimum rejectionPermeate flowActive membrane area
OV-SW-252199.7%99.6%300 GPD (1.1 m3/d)14 ft2 (1.3 m2)
OV-SW-254099.7%99.6%600 GPD (2.3 m3/d)30 ft2 (2.8 m2)
OV-SW-4040-LE99.8%99.6%1,900 GPD (7.2 m3/d)90 ft2 (8.4 m2)
OV-SW-4040-HR99.8%99.7%1,600 GPD (6.1 m3/d)90 ft2 (8.4 m2)
OV-SW-8040-LE 40099.8%99.6%9,000 GPD (34.0 m3/d)400 ft2 (37.2 m2)
OV-SW-8040-HR 40099.8%99.7%7,500 GPD (28.4 m3/d)400 ft2 (37.2 m2)
OV-SW-8040-LE 44099.8%99.6%9,900 GPD (37.4 m3/d)440 ft2 (40.9 m2)
OV-SW-8040-XHR 40099.85%99.75%7,000 GPD (26.5 m3/d)400 ft2 (37.2 m2)

Standard Test Conditions

Test pressure800 psi (5.52 MPa)
Feed concentration32,000 ppm NaCl
Feed temperature25 C
Single-element recovery8%

Operating & Cleaning Limits

Maximum operating pressure1,200 psi (8.3 MPa)
Maximum feed flow75 gpm (8040) / 16 gpm (4040)
Maximum feed temperature45 C
Maximum feed SDI155
Free chlorine tolerance< 0.1 ppm
Continuous operating pH2-11
Cleaning pH1-13
Maximum element pressure drop15 psi (0.10 MPa)

Technical Document

OV-SW Series Datasheet

Download the original technical sheet used for the model data on this page.

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