CEA and The University of Arizona Microelectronics Laboratory will again be offering two short courses in the
High-Purity Water Training Series
for Water System Technicians and Engineers
I. Reverse Osmosis Operation
To be announced (late Winter)
II. Advanced Reverse Osmosis
To be announced (early Spring)
Class size will be limited to the first 24 registrants. Payment must be guaranteed (i.e., credit card or purchase order) at time of registration. Contact the University of Arizona for more information.
Download registration brochure.
Each water treatment seminar course utilizes University of Arizona Team Research Approach as a methodology for developing greater depth of understanding of high-purity water treatment issues. Small groups consisting of 2 or 3 randomly assigned attendees will work independently on six different water projects. Each has learning objectives and a goal that can only be reached by working together with actual water treatment equipment.
The water treatment training will be split evenly between project time and traditional classroom training. The classroom work will cover the theory, operation, maintenance, and design of high-purity water equipment (as detailed herein). Concepts will presented with a heavy reliance on graphic animations and equipment simulations to illustrate theoretical concepts.
The University of Arizona Microelectronics Laboratory houses a new, state-of-the-art high-purity water treatment system. Additional work stations are available to enable further exploration of water treatment concepts. Projects will be mapped out and identified at their particular locations.
Projects
I. Reverse Osmosis Operation
1. Instrument Calibration - Group will calibrate pH, conductivity, flow rate, and pressure monitoring instruments.
2. RO Cleaning – Group will clean an RO system in an attempt to restore original system performance.
3. Chlorine Reduction by Chemical Injection - Group will correctly dilute chemical in a day tank and set up an injection pump for removal of chlorine in a water system.
4. Membrane Element Replacement & RO Adjustment - Group will replace an RO membrane element and correctly set the flow rates for a two-pass RO system.
5. Pretreatment Evaluation & Prefilter Replacement - Group will replace cartridge prefilters and use a particle counter and a Silt Density Index (SDI) to evaluate the performance of pretreatment system components.
6. Pretreatment Contamination Analysis - Group will use analytical test kits to identify potential contaminants in water that may affect the RO system performance.
II. Advanced Reverse Osmosis
1. Data Normalization – Group will evaluate raw RO operating data using a computer program so as to determine when the system should be cleaned.
2. RO System Sanitization – Group will safely sanitize an RO system using biocidal chemicals and will evaluate the sanitization.
3. Pretreatment System Design – Group will evaluate the design of pretreatment system components and find potential modifications that would improve the performance.
4. RO System Design – Group will evaluate the design of a working RO system an determine ways to potentially improve its design.
5. RO Troubleshooting: Fouling and Scale – Group will autopsy an inoperative RO membrane and determine the likely failure mechanism.
6. RO Troubleshooting: Salt Rejection Group will isolate an RO salt rejection problem in a working RO system and determine its likely cause.
Schedule
Reverse Osmosis Operation:M ONDAY , S EPTEMBER 11, 2000
7: 30 – 8: 00 Registration (at the Marriott Hotel)
8: 00 – 8: 30 Introduction (at the Marriott Hotel))
8: 30 – 8: 45 Group will walk to the University of Arizona facilities
8: 45 – 10: 15 Session 1A – RO Principles / Project 1B
10: 15 – 10: 30
BREAK10: 30 – 12: 00 Session 1B – RO Principles (other group) / Project 1A
12: 00 – 1: 00 Lunch on your own
1: 00 – 2: 30 Session 2A – RO Pretreatment / Project 2B
2: 30 – 2: 45
BREAK2: 45 – 4: 30 Session 2B – RO Pretreatment / Project 2A
4: 30 – 5: 00 Questions/ Project Completion
T UESDAY , S EPTEMBER 12, 2000
7: 00 – 8: 30 Session 3A – Scale Control / Project 3B
8: 30 – 8: 45
BREAK8: 45 – 10: 15 Session 3B – Scale Control / Project 3A
10: 15 – 10: 30
BREAK10: 30 – 12: 00 Session 4A – RO Operation / Project 4B
12: 00 – 1: 00 Lunch on your own
1: 00 – 2: 30 Session 4B – RO Operation / Project 4A
2: 30 – 2: 45
BREAK2: 45 – 4: 30 Session 5A – Data Collection / Project 5B
4: 30 – 5: 00 Questions / Project Completion
W EDNESDAY , S EPTEMBER 13, 2000
7: 00 – 8: 00 Session 5B – Data Collection / Project 5A
8: 30 – 8: 45
BREAK8: 45 – 10: 15 Session 6A – RO Cleaning / Project 6B
Advanced Reverse Osmosis:M ONDAY , O CTOBER 2, 2000
7: 30 – 8: 00 Registration (at the Marriott Hotel)
8: 00 – 8: 30 Introduction (at the Marriott Hotel)
8: 30 – 8: 345 Group will walk to the University of Arizona facilities
8: 45 – 10: 15 Session 1A – Data Normalization / Project 1B
10: 15 – 10: 30
BREAK10: 30 – 12: 00 Session 1B – Data Normalization (other group) / Project 1A
12: 00 – 1: 00 Lunch on your own
1: 00 – 2: 30 Session 2A – Biological Control / Project 2B
2: 30 – 2: 45
BREAK2: 45 – 4: 30 Session 2B – Biological Control / Project 2A
4: 30 – 5: 00 Questions/ Project completion
T UESDAY , O CTOBER 3, 2000
7: 00 – 8: 30 Session 3A – New Developments / Project 3B
8: 30 – 8: 45
BREAK8: 45 – 10: 15 Session 3b – New Developments / Project 3A
10: 15 – 10: 30
BREAK10: 30 - 12: 00 Session 4A – Pretreatment Design / Project 4B
12: 00 – 1: 00 Lunch on your own
1: 00 – 2: 30 Session 4B – Pretreatment Design / Project 4A
2: 30 – 2: 45
BREAK2: 45 – 4: 30 Session 5A – RO Design / Project 5B
4: 30 – 5: 00 Questions/ Project Completion
W EDNESDAY , O CTOBER 4, 2000
7: 00 – 8: 30 Session 5B – RO Design / Project 5A
8: 30 – 8: 45
BREAKParticipants will receive 2.0 Continuing Education Units upon completion of each course.