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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2018
Fluid Equipment Development Company, Llc, Monroe, MI (US);
Eli Oklejas, Jr., Newport, MI (US);
FLUID EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC, Monroe, MI (US);
Abstract
A reverse osmosis system includes a multi-element membrane array having a plurality of membrane elements disposed in series and a plurality of permeate pipes receiving permeate from a respective one of the plurality of membrane elements. Each of the plurality of elements has an inlet and an outlet. A plurality of connectors coupling successive permeate pipes together. Each of the plurality of connectors includes one of a plurality of flow restrictors. Each of the plurality of flow restrictors is sized to further restrict permeate flow into a subsequent permeate pipe of the plurality of permeate pipes.