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Advance your career with Best Practices Operation & Troubleshooting of RO Plant Process. Hands‑on learning in GCC covering best practices operation

MEC-1472 | Best Practices Operation & Troubleshooting of RO Plant Process

Course Sector : Mechanical Engineering

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Duration	Date from	Date to	Course Venue	Course fees	Book a course
5 Days	14/09/2026	18/09/2026	Geneva	$5,950	Book now
5 Days	28/12/2026	01/01/2027	Dubai	$4,250	Book now
5 Days	10/01/2027	14/01/2027	Dammam	$4,250	Book now
5 Days	28/06/2027	02/07/2027	Abu Dhabi	$4,250	Book now

Course Introduction

Since the development of the first practical cellulose acetate membranes in the early 1960s and the subsequent development of thin-film, composite membranes, the uses of reverse osmosis have expanded to include not only the traditional desalination process but also a wide variety of wastewater treatment applications. In addition, RO systems can replace or be used in conjunction with other treatment processes such as Oxidation, Adsorption, Stripping, or Biological Treatment (as well as many others) to produce a high-quality product water that can be reused or discharged.

To understand how Reverse Osmosis works, it helps to understand the process of osmosis, which is ubiquitous in nature. When two solutions having different dissolved mineral concentrations are separated by a semipermeable membrane, water flows from the less concentrated solution to the more concentrated solution.

The course shall present a strategy to preserve RO Plant function, predict RO Plant Performance, and avoid the Failure of RO Plant Components, and ensure the highest Permeate Productivity with the best salt rejection. It shall assist attendees to understand and manage properly any RO Plant with best practices and the most cost-effective method. This should result in maximizing membranes and components' life, reducing operating cost, and maintaining productivity and quality

Course objective

Understand and Specify Water Quality.
Different Membrane Configurations used for Membrane Filtration (MF & UF) and RO Applications.
Understand Osmosis & Reverse Osmosis
Understand RO Principles of Operations.
RO Plant Configuration System.
Control Scaling, Fouling, and Chemical attack by using appropriate Pretreatment Technologies
Start Up, Shutdown & Daily Operation Instructions
Reverse Osmosis Preventive Maintenance
Reverse Osmosis Membranes Cleaning

Course audience

This course is designed for Utility Engineers, Consulting Engineers, Highly Qualified Operators, and Chemists who work in Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plants.

Course Outline | 01 DAY ONE

Module (01) Water Sources

Open Intake Sea Water
High, Medium, Low Brackish Water
Surface Water
Municipal Water

Module (02) Water Basics

Water Make-up
Interpreting Water Analysis
Water Biology
Suspended Solids, Turbidity, and SDI
Special Situations, Iron, Manganese, and Aluminum

Course Outline | 02 DAY TWO

Module (03) Membranes Configurations

Difference between Cross flow & Depth Flow
Microfiltration
Ultrafiltration
Reverse Osmosis
Membranes Pore Size
Membrane Materials & Structure
Reverse Osmosis Definitions
Factors Affecting RO Performance

Module (04) RO Plant Configuration

Pretreatment System Components
ROMAS (Reverse Osmosis Membrane Assembly)
Post Treatment System
Orientation to R.O Plant" RO Equipment"
Instrumentation
Corrosion Control
Flush/ Cleaning System
Feed Water Specs
Alarms and Protections

Course Outline | 03 DAY THREE

Module (05) RO Plant Operation

Start Up
RO Shutdown
Daily Operation Instructions
Chemicals Preparation
Back Wash Process
Cartridge Filters Replacement
Membrane Flow & Probe Test
Membrane Replacement
SDI Test

Module (06) RO Plant Technical Techniques

Unit’s conversion
Net Driving Pressure NDP
HPP & ERT Efficiency Calculations
Recovery Calculations
Membranes Performance
Pump Selection" dozing, feed, etc."
Proper Installation of Flow Meters

Course Outline | 04 DAY FOUR

Module (07) RO Plant Maintenance

Preventive Maintenance
Condition Monitoring for Equipment
High-pressure Pump & Motor
Membranes
Pressure Vessels
Feed/ Sea Water Intake / Flushing Pumps
Pump /Motors Replacement & Alignment
Equipment’s Lubrication

Module (08) RO Plant Administrative

Daily Log Report
Weekly Trending
Monthly Monitoring
Performance Trends
Housekeeping

Course Outline | 05 DAY FIVE

Module (09) Troubleshooting RO & NF Systems

Importance of Record Keeping
General Rule of Troubleshooting
Signs of Trouble
Causes and Corrective Measures
Taking the Total System Approach

Module (10) Cleaning RO and NF Membrane Elements

Introductory Remarks
Defining a Foulant and a Scalant
PH and Temperature Limits
FT30 Resistance to Cleaning Agents
Cleaning System
Chemical Attack
Permeate Back Pressure
The Cleaning Process
Permeate Back Pressure
Cleaning Process

Course Certificates

BOOST’s Professional Attendance Certificate “BPAC”

BPAC is always given to the delegates after completing the training course,and depends on their attendance of the program at a rate of no less than 80%,besides their active participation and engagement during the program sessions.

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