Ask the Experts

ERI has assembled a team of experts versed in desalination plant design, fluid dynamics, ceramics, and more. The company invites you to submit your questions to our experts – the answers will be posted below.*

1. What is Quadribaric technology and why is it better?

ERI's powerful new design doubles the work of the pressure exchanger with greater efficiency.

2. Can I operate the units at the maximum rated flow?

Answers about PX device capacity, and the impact of additional capacity in an array.

3. Does orientation affect performance?

Answers to questions about the measures that impact energy recovery device performance.

4. Does mixing of brine and seawater occur in a PX device?

Answers to questions about contact between the brine and seawater streams in high-efficiency positive displacement (isobaric) energy recovery devices (ERDs).

5. Are there performance and management considerations when deploying PX units in arrays?

Answers to questions about performance and management of PX units operated on a manifold.

* ERI reserves the right to edit questions to make them easier to understand.