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SWIT PILOT
STATION
We are proud to
announce that a SWIT pilot system was deployed in July 2009
(picture right shows system and inventor at our
test site).
The objective of our
pilot testing is to demonstrate and test the combined water
treatment efficiency of a representative SWIT unit (7500 – 15000 BPD)
on the seabed. Treatment aspects to be demonstrated and verified
includes:- Solids removal, water sterilization, system sterilization
and remote monitoring and control.
TEST LOCATION
Testing could be have been done offshore or onshore at virtually any
location with a representative supply of seawater from a depth which
is not affected by UV light. A proven site besides the Oslofjord
(figure below) has been selected. This location has an extraction
depth of 60 meters and has several cost and logistic advantages
compared with testing from an offshore installation. This test site
also has an abundance of information on existing untreated seawater
conditions.
PILOT
PLANT AND TESTING
The SWIT pilot system (shown
below) is designed
for a capacity of 7500-15000 BPD containing:- still room structure, electrochlorinator, hydroxyl radical generator, and control equipment. Connection
and hook up to the test centre includes:- Transfer Pump (land
based), pipeline from SWIT unit to shore, cable and control panel
and sample equipment. For real applications there is no limitations
to the capacity and we are currently also studying larger plants
Please note that water injection pumps and
wellhead Xmas trees are considered proven technology and have been
omitted from the pilot test. Monitoring the operational performance
of the SWIT Pilot will include:-
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Sampling for chemical and biological analyses of
treated waters and biofilms.
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Sampling for solids analysis
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Statistical evaluation of the results
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