Disclosed herein is a water purification apparatus capable of being cleaned at a point of care, and methods for cleaning the water purification apparatus at the point of care. The water purification apparatus and the methods provide an efficient use of a heater for heat disinfection the water purification apparatus, e.g. by recirculating heated fluid to further heat the fluid. Several different cleaning programs are provided that may be utilized for cleaning different parts of the water purification apparatus.

A filter system of the type having a pressure vessel having an annular filter media therein with a filter wiper piston moved by an air or hydraulic piston actuator. An electrically operated drain valve purges wiped contaminants from the filter media. Pressure sensors provide a signal to a controller of vessel inlet and outlet pressure. Position detectors provide signals to the controller of the drain valve position and filter actuation position. The controller has a computer which computes from the sensor inputs parameters representative, in real time, of entry fluid condition, relative amount of filter contamination, relative amount of filter wear, and relative amount of contaminant removal, and provides signals of the representation to indicators providing visual display thereof.

A filter system of the type having a pressure vessel having an annular filter media therein with a filter wiper piston moved by an air or hydraulic piston actuator. An electrically operated drain valve purges wiped contaminants from the filter media. Pressure sensors provide a signal to a controller of vessel inlet and outlet pressure. Position detectors provide signals to the controller of the drain valve position and filter actuation position. The controller has a computer which computes from the sensor inputs parameters representative, in real time, of entry fluid condition, relative amount of filter contamination, relative amount of filter wear, and relative amount of contaminant removal, and provides signals of the representation to indicators providing visual display thereof.

A water purification apparatus (300) capable of being cleaned at a point of care, and methods for cleaning the water purification apparatus (300) at the point of care. The water purification apparatus (300) and the methods provide an efficient use of a heater (302) for heat disinfection the water purification apparatus (300), e.g. by recirculating heated fluid to further heat the fluid. Several different cleaning programs are provided that may be utilized for cleaning different parts of the water purification apparatus (300).

The present disclosure relates to a water purification apparatus that comprises a reverse osmosis device, RO-device, producing a purified water flow and to a corresponding method. The proposed method comprises detecting at least one fluid property of purified water in the purified water path and regulating a flow rate of water in the recirculation path to fulfill one or more predetermined criteria of the purified water in the purified water path, based on the at least one detected fluid property. The present disclosure also relates to a computer program and a computer program product implementing the method.

The invention comprises a control system for monitoring and operating an existing supply water pre-treatment system for supplying de-chlorinated water to dialysis purification systems. The invention includes a controller and an operator interface for programming and interacting with said control systems. The invention further includes an injection assembly having a flow turbine sensor, a reducing agent injector, and an ORP/pH sensor for monitoring and controlling ORP/pH levels of said supply water.

The proposed prefabricated filtration module (10) is provided for a modular filtration system, in particular a cross-flow filtration system, for low-volume screening applications. The prefabricated filtration module (10) includes fluid ports (24) and a plurality of components adjusted to low-volume screening applications, which are firmly integrated into the filtration module (10). The entire filtration module (10) is designed as a single-use filtration module.

An automated modular filtration system, particularly for low volume tangential flow filtration processes, comprises a plurality of filtration modules formed as separate assemblies and at least one control unit for jointly controlling filtration processes of individual filtration units. Each filtration module contains at least one individual filtration unit for executing a filtration process independent of the other filtration units, first input ports for receiving a first type of fluids, second input ports for receiving a second type of fluids, and exit ports for outputting unused system fluids. First type fluids are process fluids are specific to the filtration processes executed in individual filtration units. Second type fluids are system fluids not specific to filtration processes executed in the individual filtration units. The second input and exit ports establish inter-module connections so system fluids can be forwarded from one filtration module to an adjacent filtration module of the filtration system.

A method is disclosed for cleaning a filter module by means of a filter module having the following steps: providing a filter module having a filter head with two filter head openings; channelling fluid into the filter head via a first filter head opening; and channelling a portion of the fluid out of the filter head via a second filter head opening. The method is characterized in that, after fluid has been channelled into the filter head (210) via a first filter head opening, the fluid is partially swirled in the filter head.

A system for aerating a submerged membrane is provided. The system includes: a device for supplying compressed air; at least one orifice for aerating the submerged membrane; a pipe for feeding air from the air supplying device to the at least one aeration orifice; a first valve for opening or closing an orifice between the pipe and the surrounding air; a pressure sensor configured to measure the pressure in the pipe. The system is configured to perform at least one iteration of an operation to evacuate solid materials from the pipe, the said evacuation including at least: stopping supplying compressed air in the pipe and opening the first valve, causing reduction of the pressure in and penetration of liquid into the pipe; closing the first valve and resuming supplying compressed air in the pipe causing an increase in the pressure in and expulsion of liquid from the pipe through the at least one aeration orifice. The system is characterized in that it includes a processor configured to receive pressure measurements from the said pressure sensor that are performed during the said evacuation operation and to detect an anomaly of the aeration system on the basis of a comparison of the pressure measurements and at least one pressure threshold higher than or equal to the hydrostatic pressure of the column of liquid.