Hydranautics Releases New IMSDesign Software

Oceanside, CA — Hydranautics, the leader in membrane separations technology, announces its new release of IMSDesign 2006; powerful software created to meet the most demanding needs of membrane industry professionals. Hydranautics provides two software programs free of charge to the membrane professional: IMSDesign (Integrated Membrane Solutions design) and ROdataXL. IMSDesign is a comprehensive membrane projection program that allows the user to design an RO or UF system using Hydranautics membranes. ROdataXL is an easy to use normalization program that tracks the performance of any RO system to assure optimum performance.

In addition to the features that make IMSDesign a powerful tool for designing an integrated membrane system, the latest version of IMSDesign includes new features which enhance the user's ability to design seawater desalination systems. These new features include the presence of the Boron ion in the water analysis, second pass pH adjustment, the highest Boron rejecting seawater and brackish membranes in the industry, and the ability to design a split partial two pass seawater system. Also new for 2006, IMSDesign provides data in English, Spanish and Arabic.

Used to track the performance of an RO system, ROdataXL is a software package which integrates proven normalization equations with the power and versatility of Microsoft EXCEL. Designed with user-friendly forms and controls as well as automatically updated performance graphs, ROdataXL makes it easy to track RO system performance. The program can also be modified and customized by any user familiar with Mircosoft EXCEL, making ROdataXL one of the most flexible normalization programs in the industry. To assure the highest standards of data integrity, the normalization program is in compliance with ASTM Standard D 4516-85, "Standard Practice for Standardizing Reverse Osmosis Performance Data." ROdata can be viewed in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese and Chinese.

SOURCE: Hydranautics