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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
May. 10, 2011
Ryo Namba, Fuchu, JP;
Katsuya Yokokawa, Fuchu, JP;
Hideaki Yamagata, Urayasu, JP;
Koichi Matsui, Tokyo, JP;
Futoshi Kurokawa, Tachikawa, JP;
Takeshi Matsushiro, Yokohama, JP;
Ryo Namba, Fuchu, JP;
Katsuya Yokokawa, Fuchu, JP;
Hideaki Yamagata, Urayasu, JP;
Koichi Matsui, Tokyo, JP;
Futoshi Kurokawa, Tachikawa, JP;
Takeshi Matsushiro, Yokohama, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a seawater desalination apparatus includes a pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure of seawater which is supplied to a reverse osmosis membrane that is configured to separate seawater into fresh water and condensed seawater and to discharge the fresh water and the condensed seawater, a sensor configured to measure a flow amount of the fresh water which is discharged from the reverse osmosis membrane, a sensor configured to measure a flow amount of the condensed seawater discharged from the reverse osmosis membrane or a flow amount of the seawater discharged from a booster pump, a sensor configured to measure a flow amount of the seawater which is supplied to a power recovery device, and a controller configured to execute control based on values measured by the sensors.