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    This document provides instructions for calculating the actual performance of a reverse osmosis membrane based on local water conditions, including osmotic pressure, tap water pressure, and temperature. It explains that osmotic pressure increases with harder water, requiring greater tap pressure to force water through the membrane. It then outlines the following steps: 1) Correct for differences in osmotic pressure and tap pressure from standards. 2) Correct membrane rating for tap pressure using a compensation value. 3) Adjust the rating based on a temperature correction factor from a provided table. Multiplying all corrections yields the membrane's expected performance under the specific local conditions.

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    This document provides instructions for calculating the actual performance of a reverse osmosis membrane based on local water conditions, including osmotic pressure, tap water pressure, and temperature. It explains that osmotic pressure increases with harder water, requiring greater tap pressure to force water through the membrane. It then outlines the following steps: 1) Correct for differences in osmotic pressure and tap pressure from standards. 2) Correct membrane rating for tap pressure using a compensation value. 3) Adjust the rating based on a temperature correction factor from a provided table. Multiplying all corrections yields the membrane's expected performance under the specific local conditions.

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    This document provides instructions for calculating the actual performance of a reverse osmosis membrane based on local water conditions, including osmotic pressure, tap water pressure, and temperature. It explains that osmotic pressure increases with harder water, requiring greater tap pressure to force water through the membrane. It then outlines the following steps: 1) Correct for differences in osmotic pressure and tap pressure from standards. 2) Correct membrane rating for tap pressure using a compensation value. 3) Adjust the rating based on a temperature correction factor from a provided table. Multiplying all corrections yields the membrane's expected performance under the specific local conditions.

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    Calc Formula

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    This document provides instructions for calculating the actual performance of a reverse osmosis membrane based on local water conditions, including osmotic pressure, tap water pressure, and temperature. It explains that osmotic pressure increases with harder water, requiring greater tap pressure to force water through the membrane. It then outlines the following steps: 1) Correct for differences in osmotic pressure and tap pressure from standards. 2) Correct membrane rating for tap pressure using a compensation value. 3) Adjust the rating based on a temperature correction factor from a provided table. Multiplying all corrections yields the membrane's expected performance under the specific local conditions.

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    HOW TO CALCULATE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE FOR A REVERSE OSMOSIS MEMBRANE

    Actual performance of a membrane is dependent on three factors: Osmotic Pressure, Tap Water Pressure and Tap Water
    Temperature.
    What is Osmotic Pressure: The flow of water through a membrane in response to differing concentrations of
    solutes on either side generates a pressure across the membrane called osmotic pressure. In other words, as the
    hardness of the tap water increases, greater tap water pressure is required to force the water through the
    membrane.
    Pressure & Temperature Compensation: In order to characterize a membrane, there must be common testing
    data. Industry standards to testing membrane performance is: 60 PSI tap pressure with 77 degree water
    temperature.
    Most locations will not have exactly 60 PSI or 77 degree water. Use the calculation below to determine what the
    membrane will do with your water conditions.

    OSMOTIC PRESSURE CORRECTION:


    DOW FilmTec’s Standard for Total Dissolved Solids in
    the water is 250. Your first step is to subtract what your
    water is from DOW’s standard.
    Next Step, subtract your current house pressure with
    the osmotic pressure. This is your corrected tap water
    pressure.

    PRESSURE COMPENSATION:
    Now, take you corrected pressure and divide it by the
    standard PSI set by the industry. (Which is 60 PSI)

    Multiply the rated membrane size by your corrected


    compensation value.

    TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION:

    Look up the water temperature on the chart below to


    determine TCF value.
    Temperature Correction Factor Table (TCF)
    F/C TCF F/C TCF F/C TCF
    41.0/5 0.521 59.0/15 0.730 77.0/25 1.000
    42.8/6 0.540 60.8/16 0.754 78.8/26 1.031
    44.6/7 0.560 62.6/17 0.779 80.6/27 1.063
    46.4/8 0.578 64.4/18 0.804 82.4/28 1.094
    48.2/9 0.598 66.2/19 0.830 84.2/29 1.127
    50.0/10 0.620 68.0/20 0.857 86.0/30 1.161
    51.8/11 0.640 69.8/21 0.884 87.8/31 1.196
    53.6/12 0.661 71.6/22 0.912 89.6/32 1.232
    55.4/13 0.684 73.4/23 0.941 91.4/33 1.267
    57.2/14 0.707 75.2/24 0.970 93.2/34 1.304

    Finally, multiply the Pressure Compensation value by


    the TCF value to give you your actual gallons per day
    with your specific water conditions.

    CALCULATING EXAMPLE

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