SPECTRA, the world's top seawater desalinator, launches Clark Pump, completely changing the water generator

The quality of a yacht depends not only on the design and materials of the hull itself, but also on the specifications of the chosen accessories. This is one of the reasons why two yachts with the same appearance may have different price quotes.

Spectra Watermakers is the world's largest military desalination company, with a manufacturing plant located in the San Francisco Bay Area, USA. Its products are widely used in the navies and air forces of the United States, Japan, Canada, the Netherlands, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Norway and Denmark.

Spectra Watermakers also enjoys a high reputation in the small and medium-sized water generator market. It initially established a reputation for its outstanding performance in the rowing community, and later gradually expanded to the entire yacht industry, becoming a brand deeply loved by users. Since 2012, Spectra Watermakers' water generators have been installed in major sailing racing teams and have participated in the Volvo Ocean Race and Clipper Round the World Yacht Race for many years, successfully passing the test of harsh environments. Spectra Watermakers' water generators have a unique energy recovery system that saves 50% or even 75% of electricity consumption compared to other reverse osmosis water generators on the market. The energy recovery system makes the Spectra water generator compact and compact, saving a lot of cabin space during installation.

Water generators on the market basically use reverse osmosis technology to expel salt and other pollutants, such as bacteria, sediment and even viruses. The seawater first passes through a coarse filter to remove large particle size components such as gravel and weeds, and then is transported to one or more filters. The high-pressure pump of the water generator pressurizes it to 800 to 1000 pounds per square inch (55-69Bar), so that Some water molecules pass through the semipermeable membrane. During this process, only about 10% of the water can be made into fresh water, and the remaining 90% of the water is discharged. In traditional water generators, this part of high-pressure seawater is still discharged under a high pressure of 1,000 pounds per square inch (69 Bar), which wastes energy and has poor efficiency.

In the late 1990s, water generators were revolutionized with the successful launch of the Clark Pump, the first energy recovery pump designed specifically for small-scale desalination. The pump works by recovering energy, and the Spectra brand has since become synonymous with innovation in desalination technology. This is a hydraulic booster and energy recovery device that returns energy to the reverse osmosis membrane by recovering the residual pressure in the concentrated brine, increasing the inlet water pressure to 800 pounds per square inch (55Bar). This energy recovery step can save 75% of energy. At the same time, due to the use of energy recovery device, the ultra-high pressure pump is omitted, which greatly reduces the size of the water machine and makes the structure more compact. Therefore, for boat owners who are conscious of saving energy and space, Spectra Watermakers' water generators are the perfect choice. Due to their extremely low energy consumption for water production, Spectra Watermakers' desalination machines can be easily combined with solar panels or wind power. High efficiency and energy saving, modularization, high integration, simplicity and durability are the secrets of Spectra Watermakers winning market reputation. Its rich product lines cover small sailing boats, rowing boats, fishing boats to super luxury yachts.

KATADYN TAIWAN