CASE-018 · Engineering case

Filtration Demand and Capacity Modeling

Used filtration-demand modeling to justify ceramic crossflow capacity before the plant outgrew legacy filtration.

Conceptual engineering visualization: Filtration Demand and Capacity Modeling
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Why the Work Mattered

Purpose and Operating Need

Used filtration-demand modeling to justify ceramic crossflow capacity before the plant outgrew legacy filtration.

Engineering Approach

Engineering Approach

Built Filtration Demand Model Using Acetator Logs, Production History, Product Filterability, Filtration Supplier Technical Trials, VCF Trends, and Peak-Demand Scenarios.

Outcome & Engineering Context

Used filtration-demand modeling to justify ceramic crossflow capacity before the plant outgrew legacy filtration.

Workstream Results & Impact

Workstream Portfolio Rollup

18,317,000 USD

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Recorded workstream portfolio reference. This is the workstream-level value and is not a project expenditure or a new total of reassigned projects.

Measures & Operating Detail

MeasureValueType & meaningAttribution & operating context
Volume31,520 GPDDesign Parameter
Peak-demand design basis

Applies to: Filtration Demand and Capacity Modeling

Filtration demand and capacity modeling — 31,520 GPD peak demand used in the filtration sizing model.

WDV Peak Demand> 22,000 GPDDesign Parameter
Design demand

Applies to: Filtration Demand and Capacity Modeling

WDV above 22,000 GPD

Engineering scope and design basis

15 to 20K GPD filtration shortfall; 31,520 GPD peak demand; WDV above 22,000 GPD; 138 LMH average flux.

Actions, Methods & Controls

ACTIVITIES IN CONTEXT

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Roles & contributions
  • Project Ownership

    Full lifecycle project ownership

    Owned the full project lifecycle: capital planning and prioritization, need definition, feasibility and scope development, engineering and AFE justification, procurement and vendor coordination, construction sequencing and field oversight, commissioning, turnover, and post-startup support. Connected operating requirements with technical scope, funding decisions, execution readiness, and the needs of operations and maintenance.

  • Filtration Supplier

    Project Reference Context

    Reference Context

    Filtration supplier performed the 2018 filterability study used as a membrane-performance design baseline; those laboratory results are separate at the facility commercial operation.

Workstream context
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Project ownership and delivery context

Owned the full project lifecycle: capital planning and prioritization, need definition, feasibility and scope development, engineering and AFE justification, procurement and vendor coordination, construction sequencing and field oversight, commissioning, turnover, and post-startup support. Connected operating requirements with technical scope, funding decisions, execution readiness, and the needs of operations and maintenance.

Compared filtration options against demand and lifecycle requirements, integrated CIP and instrumentation with dedicated electrical feeds, and developed clean-water-flux tracking and maintenance follow-up. Ion-exchange testing extended the investigation into product clarity and quality, while modular expansion planning connected the equipment choice with future operating demand.

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