Virex Pro
The new Virex® Pro.
Meet the toughest regulatory standards with Seccua’s leading-edge Ultrafiltration: Certified pathogen-removal, integrated membrane testing, data-logging and web-based remote access.
Plus full control over all required peripherals to filter water from any source, from waste- to well-water.
Now with 60% higher performance.
Ultimate Removal Performance
The nano-pores of the Seccua-Ultrafilters provide removal characterisitcs, that meet and exceed regulatory requirements for application of membrane filtration in drinking water treatment. The Virex Pro has proven to fully remove virus, cyst and bacteria, tested against US EPA Standards. It also reliably reduces turbidity to under a level that downstream second barrier devices, like UV-systems, can function at efficiently.
Integrated Membrane Testing
The Virex Pro has a fully automated, integrated, state-of-the-art membrane integrity test. It detects membrane damages smaller than the size of pathogens.Together with its ability to monitor the signal of a turbidity meter in the filtrate line of the system (not included), it performs a continuous, indirect integrity test, triggering the integrated, direct membrane-test.
Treats difficult water
As the only one of its kind, the Virex Pro continuously measures the actual degree of fouling of the membrane - based on a function of flow and differential pressure. The Virex Pro automatically reacts to varying feed water conditions and adjusts the frequency of its cleaning cycles accordingly. In addition to a feed-pump it also controls dosing equip- ment in the feed to be able to treat high-color-containing sources using an inline-flocculation-process and achieve highest possible flowrates at maximum rates of removal of color and dissolved organics.
Cleaning-In-Place capability
Once the system detects a need for cleaning, it can apply different com- binations of cleaning techniques, including pre- and post-flushing, inter- nal backwash or backwash powered by an external pump, and it is even able to automatically perform chemically-enhanced Cleaning-In-Place (CIP): Thereby the Virex Pro co-ordinates a cleaning process including two different chemicals in sequence to allow e.g. high- followed by low- pH cleaning steps to get the system back to start-up conditions.
Remote monitoring- and alert-system
As soon as the system detects an operating-error, including a failed membrane-integrity test, but also other differentiated messages, e.g. unsuccessful cleaning sequences, occured water hammer, empty clean- ing chemicals and other, it can send out an SMS message to up to ten cell-phones or report to an existing remote monitoring system. Once the unit is hooked up to an existing cellular network through its internal high- speed-modem (optional), latest web-based, remote-control solutions allow the user to access the unit over the internet, change operating parameters and read operating history from the datalogger.
Highest Filtrate output
The Virex Pro now offers higher filtrate ouput than ever: due to optimized filter-module construction and more membrane area, depending on the water quality, the system achieves a continuous output of up to 32 l/min (4.1 gpm) and a short-term peak flow of up to 1.3 l/s (20 gpm).
Performance Data |
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| Membrane surface area | 16 m2 (172 ft2) |
| Filtration performance1 | |
| Peak load, short term | up to 1.3 l/s (20.6 gpm) |
| Continuous load | up to 1,600 l/h (10,000 gpd) |
| Removal performance | |
| Virus (MS2 Phage)2 | full removal (>4.7 log tested) |
| Bacteria (B. Subtilis, E-Coli)2 | full removal (>4.9 log tested) |
| Parasites (Crypto)2 | full removal (>4.7 log tested) |
| Water consumption during flushing | typically less than 2% |
1 Filtration performance depends on water quality and temperature. Please design carefully before designing a Virex Pro system and consult with Seccua Authorized System Partners for advise if required. |
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| Operating Conditions | |
| Max. Operating pressure | 5 bar (75 psi) |
| Max. Operating temperature | 40 °C (104 °F) |
| Operating Modes | |
| Filtration | Feed pressurized by gravity or pump (I/O or 4-20 mA), feed flocculation can be controlled |
| Cleaning method | Flushing and backwashing by interval-, time of day- or fouling. Automatic chemically enhanced cleaning possible |
| Maximum Δp inlet to filtrate | 3.0 bar (45 psi) |
| Integrated Integrity Testing | |
| Test method | Pressure Hold Test, Patent pending US 12/293,071 PCT/EP 2007/052477 |
| Resolution | Adjustable (approx 0,5 - 3 μm) Standard settings: 1,6 μm |
| Frequency | Triggered by turbidity threshold3 or daily |
3 Triggering by filtrate turbidity available starting May 2010, also to installed units as a free software upgrade (requires external turbidity-meter, not supplied). |
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| Programming and remote access | |
| The unit is programmed comfortably through a MS Windows (XP/7) application and can be accessed locally through CAN-Bus or USB connection or remotelly over the internet (GSM Modem optional). | |
| Data Logging | |
| Data Logging | Event-driven or by time-interval |
| Logged Data-Sets | Date, Time, feed- filtrate- pressure, turbidity, flow, Tank- buffer-level, alerts and failures |
| Data Memory | 1024 data-sets (standard), upgradable to 40,000 data-sets |
| Power supply | |
| Voltage4 | 12 V DC, 110 V AC, 230 V AC |
| Power consumption | |
| during filtration | approx. 5 W |
during cleaning |
max. 35 W (typically5 hourly for 20 s.) |
4 Units are shipped with US and German power-cables. Other country-specific equipment and an adaptor to connect to 12 VDC is upon request. |
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| Datasheet | |
| >> Datasheet Virex Pro (pdf) | |
Output interfaces6 |
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| Feed-Pump | Power On/Off or 4-20 mA |
| Feed-Dosing-Pump | Power On/Off or 4-20 mA (flow) |
| Backwash Pumps | Power On/Off |
| Alert Monitoring | Cold Contact, CAN Bus or SMS (modem optional) |
| Flow measured by Virex Pro | 4-20 mA |
| Operating mode status | CAN Bus |
| Input interfaces6 | |
| Turbidity meter | 4-20 mA |
| Alert monitoring peripherals | 12 V Potential |
| Feed-/Storage tank signal | 4-20 mA |
6 Some of the listed functions require the optional Virex Pro Connectivity Kit. |
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| Control interfaces6 | |
| Integrated CAN-BUS signal can be tanslated to Ethernet-IP Bus (e.g. Allen Bradley PLC), Serial- or Profi-BUS (e.g. Siemens S7 PLC) through an available Gateway-Module. | |
| Controllable functions | Allow Cleaning or Integrity Testing |
| Monitored Functions | Flow, Operating Mode, Pumps’ & Peripherals’ Modes, Alarms |
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Weights and Dimensions |
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| Width | 358 mm (14 in.) |
| Depth | 265 mm (10.5 in.) |
| Height | 1,368 mm (54 in.) |
| Weight (dry) | 50 kg (110 lb) |
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