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Mining Projects - Desalination
The Need: Provide filtered seawater for the mine
Utilizing treated seawater for all the mine's production needs which are estimated at 68,000 m3/day of which 8% are desalinated utilizing Reverse Osmosis Membranes
Water is pumped to an altitude of 2,300 meters to the mine.
Requirement for a reliable filtering solution that can efficiently handle the large water capacity, high pressure and seawater conditions
The Solution: Yamit AF-900 Automatic hydraulic filters
Minera Esperanza selected the Yamit AF-900 Automatic electric self cleaning filter as the main UF pre treatment solution in the desalination project.
Filters constructed with seawater corrosion resistant materials and designed to operate with 25 Bar pressure
Design was according to ASME supervised by third party inspection (TPI)
Product
AF 916 PN25
Flow rate
17,000 m3/day X 4 Units
Structural Materials
Carbone steel with inner line neoprene Stainless Steel 904 SMO 254 Duplex Stainless Steel
Filtration Degree
100 µm
Pressure
25 Bar
Application
Pre-Treatment for RO Membranes
End customer
Minera Esperanza, Chile
