GE 2020 EDR Systems: Electrodialysis Reversal Technology
GE 2020 EDR Systems: Electrodialysis Reversal Technology
EDR Features
Use of Carbon Electrodes results in no gas pro-
duced and no separate electrode stream
required.
High Water Recovery, up to 94%
Salt Removal of 50 to 95%
Polarity Reversal self-cleaning with electricity
Free chlorine tolerance
Tolerance to moderate suspended solids
Adjustable product water performance without
blending Instrumentation - Transmitters
Ability to disassemble stacks for inspection Flow ............................Product Outlet, Concentrate Outlet
Silica tolerance Pressure ................................ Cartridge Filter Inlet & Outlet
Concentrate, Recirculation
EDR Benefits Pump Outlet, Product Outlet
Efficient use of scarce water resources Conductivity ....................................... Inlet & Product Outlet
Low pretreatment requirements and costs
Low chemical consumption costs Operating Parameters
Long membrane life, typically 10+ years Water Recovery....................................................... Up to 94%
Strong ability to recover from less than ideal Salt Removal .......................................................... 50% to 95%
feed water quality Silica Removal ...................................................................... none
Temperature ................................... 40 to 100ºF (4 To 38ºC)
Standard Design and Scope of Supply Maximum Feed Pressure .............................................. 50 psi
Input Voltage ................................................. 480VAC/3/60Hz
MK-IV-2 EDR stacks with GE Carbon Electrodes
Cartridge filter
Concentrate Recirculation pump with VFD
Feed Water Requirements
Typical Feed TDS ........................ 100 to 3,000 ppm (mg/l)
GE Fanuc Micro PLC & 12” (30 cm) color Quick
Maximum Feed TDS ............................. 12,000 ppm (mg/l)
Panel HMI
Silica (Reactive) .......................................................... unlimited
Full Owners Operation & Maintenance Manual,
pH .......................................................................................... 2 to 10
Factory Acceptance Test results and Stack Per- SDI (5 min. test) ........................................................................ 10
formance Test results Turbidity ....................................................................... < 0.5 NTU
Free Chlorine (continuous) ........................ 0.5 ppm (mg/l)
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TOC ..................................................................... < 15 ppm (mg/l) Material of Construction
COD ....................................................... < 50 ppm (mg/l) as O2 Welded Frame................................... Painted Carbon Steel
Iron .................................................................... < 0.3 ppm (mg/l) Dilute and Concentrate Piping ...................... Sch. 80 PVC
Manganese, Aluminum ........................... < 0.1 ppm (mg/l) Flanges .................................................................................... ANSI
H2S .................................................................... < 0.1 ppm (mg/l) Concentrate Pump................... Single-stage Centrifugal
Rectifier ......................................................................... NEMA 3R
Allowable Intermittent Levels: Control Panel ................................................................. NEMA 4
SDI (5 min. test) ......................................................................... 15
Turbidity ............................................................................2.0 NTU
Free Chlorine .................................................................. 30 mg/l
Quality Assurance
Certification ............................................................................... UL
Facility ................................................................. ISO 9001:2000
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EDR 2020 6 & 8 Line Standard Systems
MODEL 2020-6L-2S 2020-6L-3S 2020-8L-2S 2020-8L-3S
Flow Rates
Product Flow Nominal 840 gpm 780 gpm 1120 gpm 1040 gpm
190.8 m3/h 177.2 m3/h 254.4 m3/h 236.2 m3/h
Product Flow Range 485 to 985 gpm 485 to 820 gpm 645 to 1315 gpm 645 to 1090 gpm
110.2 to 223.7 m3/h 110.2 to 186.2 m3/h 146.5 to 298.7 m3/h 146.5 to 247.6 m3/h
Concentrate Outlet Flow Depends on recovery and product flow rate
Electrode Outlet Flow 6.5 gpm 7.5 gpm 8.7 gpm 10 gpm
25 lpm 28 lpm 33 lpm 38 lpm
General Information
Number of Stacks 12 18 16 24
Number of Lines 6 6 8 8
Number of Stages 2 3 2 3
Type of Stack MK-IV-2 MK-IV-2 MK-IV-2 MK-IV-2
Dimensions
System Dimensions 270” x 493” 270” x 625” 270” x 493” 270” x 625”
Width x Length (6.0 x 12.5 m) (6.0 x 15.9 m) (6.0 x 12.5 m) (6.0 x 15.9 m)
Inlet Piping1 8” (20 cm) 8” (20 cm) 8” (20 cm) 8” (20 cm)
Product Outlet Piping 8” (20 cm) 8” (20 cm) 8” (20 cm) 8” (20 cm)
Off-Spec Outlet Piping 8” (20 cm) 8” (20 cm) 8” (20 cm) 8” (20 cm)
Electrode Outlet Piping 3” (8 cm) 3” (8 cm) 3” (8 cm) 3” (8 cm)
Concentrate Outlet Piping 3” (8 cm) 3” (8 cm) 3” (8 cm) 3” (8 cm)
Note: all piping sizes are provided for nominal flow rates at 85% recovery.
Electrical
Maximum Rectifier Output (Per Stack Basis)
Stage 1 590VDC, 46A 590VDC, 26A 590VDC, 46A 590VDC, 26A
Stage 2 518VDC, 18A 518VDC, 14A 518VDC 18A 518VDC, 14A
Stage 3 420VDC, 7.5A 420VDC, 7.5A
Connection Requirement
(Includes Feed pump, which may 380 KVA 285 KVA 542 KVA 397 KVA
be supplied by others)
Typical Power consumption 2 – 4 kWh/1,000 gallons of product water
Performance, number of stages and cell pairs, recovery and power consumption are dependent on inlet feed water
quality and temperature. A Watsys projection must be completed by an authorized GE Water & Process Technologies
design representative for proper system design & for any performance guarantee to be provided.
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