Background
The power plant supplying power to one of Australia’s largest mining companies required demineralised water, with electrical conductivity of <1 µm/cm, for use in compressor washing, chilled water system makeup, and the fuel oil centrifuge.
As the power plant was in an isolated remote location a robust solution to suit the harsh environment was required MAK Water was asked to provide a plant with client-specific engineering and documentation standards.
Solution
MAK Water offered a containerised two pass Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant with pre-RO carbon filtration and caustic dosing, and post-RO mixed bed ion-exchange polishing filtration for guaranteed long-term performance of the plant.
MAK Water Key Solutions
Containerised Solution
- Ease of on-site installation
- Easily transportable
- Protection from harsh conditions
Two Pass RO Plant
- Robust design to ensure compliance with the treated water specification with varying feed water supply.
- Ion exchange resin for treated water polishing and pH stabilisation.
Client-specific engineering and documentation
- Customised documentation package.
- Compliance with client-specific electrical and mechanical engineering standards.
Results and benefits
- Facility consolidation. Consolidation of 18 wash down points to one central facility.
- No need to use potable town water. Elimination of the use of potable town water for vehicle wash down.
- Environmental protection. Protection of the sewer and storm water systems from wash down water volumes and contaminants.
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