Membrane Plant Monitoring & Evaluation Service
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MASAR Technologies offers an in-house plant performance and fouling monitoring and evaluation service for RO, NF, NF and MF membrane plants using our innovative and reliable Silent Alarm early-warning fouling monitoring technology and software system, MASAR^® - Membrane Alarm System and Automated Reporter. The evaluation service can be conducted on a monthly or weekly basis.

Click here to order your Quareterly Service (payment for one train minimum is required):
   

Click here to order our discounted Annual Service for one or more trains:
   

We will contact immediately upon receipt of payment notification to inform you of your service details.

Data Requirements            View Full List

  1. Train's membrane system design parameters or standard conditions.
  2. Monthly train operating data (same as required by ASTM D 4516-00
      standard method)
      Data files are accepted in any electronic format such as any membrane manufacturer's
       normalization program (NormPac^®, NormPro^®, RODATA^®, ROSA^®, etc.), any database or
       spreadsheet (MSAccess^®, dBase^®, MSExcel^®, Lotus123,ROSA^®, text-delimited files, etc.).
       These files can be transmitted via electronic mail or sent on floppy disks or CD-ROM's.
       Manual written data sheets are also accepted as hard copies if complete and legible. A limit
       of 2 data sets per train per day and additional charges apply as stated below.

                                                                 Ras Abu Jarjur RO Desalination Plant, Bahrain                                                         Salboukh RO Desalination Plant, Saudi Arabia

Confidentiality of Data

Total confidentiality of design and operating data are guaranteed by MASAR Technologies. We will strictly observe customer restrictions on public access and usage of data and related results based on data analysis for publications, demonstration and promotional purposes, and will secure the customer's advance approval before any such data can be used (anonymously or otherwise) for any other purpose aside from analysis and evaluation.

Performance & Fouling Status Evaluation Report

MASAR Technologies will issue, either on a monthly or weekly basis, a full plant fouling status and performance evaluation report that will include the following:

  1. Fouling monitoring results summary report including data assessment,
      fouling status, performance evaluation and trend analysis as well as our
      recommendations for action if warranted.
    In case an alarming fouling development trend is detected in the system based on data
      analyzed, customer will be notified as soon as possible for immediate trouble shooting
      and other corrective action.
 
  2. Performance and fouling monitoring results summary
       Fouling Monitor (FM), ASTM and MASAR^® Normalized Product Flows, Salinities and
        Salt Passages, per stage and overall train.

  3. Performance and fouling monitoring graph profiles
       Fouling Monitor (FM), ASTM and MASAR^® Normalized Product Flows, Salinities and
        Salt Passages, per stage and overall train.

  4. Plant & train design and stage standard conditions summary
       First month only.

  5. Operating history data summary
       Feed temperature, feed salinity, feed pressure, product flow, conversion, product salinity,
        membrane pressure drop and number of membranes on-line, per stage and train.

  6. Operating history graph profiles
       Feed temperature, feed salinity, feed pressure, product flow, conversion, product salinity,
        and membrane pressure drop, per stage and train where applicable.

  7. Database copies of train's operating data and monitoring results
       Two MSAcess^® database files: operating.mdb and masardata.mdb
         accessible for customer record-keeping data transfer, export and special analyses.      

Service Charges & Discounts           View Pricing List & Options

  1. Basic service fee is $475 per train per month ($425 per train per month with annual contract).
      If a 12-month pre-paid service contract is signed, a free 13^th month will be included and all
      historical data of the evaluated train(s) since startup will be evaluated at no additional charge
     (net charge per train per month: $392).

  2. Full-time Academic research clients qualify for 25% discount on all service fees.

  3. If weekly evaluation is required, an additional service charge of 50% of applicable fees applies.

  4. An additional charge of $100 per train per month applies if submitted data is in manual format
      (i.e., hard copies of data sheets).

  5. Any custom data input/output or custom graph and/or report desired by customer will be quoted
      on a case-by-case basis and added to above applicable charges.

  6. Customers electing to purchase a full license of MASAR^® within one year after start of paid
      service will be eligible for a $100 per month back credit to be applied as a discount off
      the applicable license fee, up to a maximum total discount of $1,000 per license purchased.
      In addition, all previously evaluated train data will be transferred to MASAR^®'s database and
      included in the purchased software license installation package.

  7. If a license is purchased and monthly evaluation service is maintained by customer for any
      additional period, the monthly or weekly service fees that apply after license is purchased will
      be discounted by 25% until service termination.

Click here to order your Quareterly Service (payment for one train minimum is required):
   

Click here to order our discounted Annual Service for one or more trains:
   

We will contact you immediately upon receipt of payment to inform you of your service details.