Sea Water Filtration

Seawater enters the seawater filter through the inlet which is mostly on the lower side of the filter.

Sea water filtration. Unfiltered seawater can cause fouling in pipes and clog heat exchangers. As the sea water flows into the filter the filter element captures contaminants and other unwanted particles from the sea water. Typically in the filter element the seawater flows in the direction from inside to outside. Carry the water back to an area where you can make a fire.

The corrosive nature of seawater requires the careful selection of materials. Forsta sea water filters are available in corrosion resistant materials such as fiberglass reinforced plastic frp sometimes referred to as glass reinforced plastic grp. Eaton strainers come in a variety of materials. In reverse osmosis an applied pressure is used to overcome osmotic pressure a colligative property that is driven by chemical potential differences of the solvent a thermodynamic parameter.

Filter the seawater through a cloth so you don t get too much sand or other debris in the water. Don t fill the bottle up too much. Forsta sea water filters provide a vital tool for solids removal from raw seawater and in sea water treatment sequences. Filtration of seawater is usually a multi stage process with each subsequent stage removing a finer particle size.

Open it and fill it with sea water. Reverse osmosis ro is a water purification process that uses a partially permeable membrane to remove ions unwanted molecules and larger particles from drinking water.