Army Portable Water Treatment Units

By Anna Mitchell


The main problem with previously used seawater desalination equipment was the fact this equipment was really heavy and large, complicated to transport and not so effective. It could be used with limitations and was expensive to operate. Army Portable Water Treatment Units have numerous advantages when compared to those old systems, and can be used without previous limitations.

Mobile purifier units can purify just about any type of source, including the one polluted by chemicals, bacteria and other pollutants. This is highly important not only during military actions, both war and peace related, but also when it comes to emergency responses or similar situations that might occur. This might make a real difference when it comes to supplies and solves many problems that might occur during different operations.

The costs for bottled water are high, and using this innovative filtering system can reduce these costs immensely. Purifying available sources can lower these costs to a minimum. And these minimal costs basically cover the cost of a fuel and the cost of a chemical that are needed for periodical cleaning and disinfection of all included parts, and the chlorine that is added in the final phase of the purification. Considering the prognosis, this could make a great difference.

When it comes to the operating principle, it is really effective. Source water is drawn through a strainer, with a pump, into a large fabric made tank. The tank is collapsible, which make it easy and simple to transport and handle. A booster pump then push it through a floating strainer of 200 microns. After that, it enters the UF module. All operations happen at the same time, and every one is design to be highly effective.

UF module filters bacteria, different microorganisms and other particles contained in source. This stage is a one stage of the filtration before coming to RO membrane, which additionally purifies. In so called chemical module, the chlorine is added for residual disinfection, and the whole process is finished, for only a fraction of a time needed before.

All in all, there are numerous important advantages of this innovative purifying method. Beside being highly efficient, for only a fragment of existing costs, this system is really easily transported anywhere in the world, it can use different sources, even highly polluted ones, it is fast, cost-efficient and reliable, and easy to handle and maintain.

Bottled water price is rising. Today, it's maybe 5$ a gallon, and this is certainly a great expense when it comes to military issues. There are several purifying systems that can lower these costs, maybe on one fifth, but it cannot be compared with this innovative solution. Using this new technology, the expenses can be lowered to seven cents per gallon, and this really is a significant difference.

Beside being so cost effective and easy to handle in different military operations, this purifying method could be really useful in numerous other occasions, for example in different humanitarian crises, in situations where emergency response is required and many others. The best thing is that all types of sources are suitable, even the ones that are seriously polluted, contaminated by chemicals etc.




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