ASTM D5615-20
(Test Method)Standard Test Method for Operating Characteristics of Home Reverse Osmosis Devices
Standard Test Method for Operating Characteristics of Home Reverse Osmosis Devices
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
5.1 Home reverse osmosis devices are typically used to remove salts and other impurities from drinking water at the point of use. They are usually operated at tap water line pressure, with water containing up to several hundred milligrams per litre of total dissolved solids. This test method permits measurement of the performance of home reverse osmosis devices using a standard set of conditions and is intended for short-term testing (less than 24 h). This test method can be used to determine changes that may have occurred in the operating characteristics of home reverse osmosis devices during use, but it is not intended to be used for system design. This test method does not necessarily determine the device’s performance when solutes other than sodium chloride are present. Use Practice D4516 and Test Methods D4194 to standardize actual field data to a standard set of conditions.
5.2 This test method is applicable for spiral-wound devices.
SCOPE
1.1 This test method covers determination of the operating characteristics of home reverse osmosis devices using standard test conditions. It does not necessarily determine the characteristics of the devices operating on natural waters.
1.2 This test method is applicable for spiral-wound devices.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses after SI units are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.5 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
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Designation: D5615 − 20
Standard Test Method for
Operating Characteristics of Home Reverse Osmosis
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Devices
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5615; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope D4194Test Methods for Operating Characteristics of Re-
verse Osmosis and Nanofiltration Devices
1.1 This test method covers determination of the operating
D4516Practice for Standardizing Reverse Osmosis Perfor-
characteristicsofhomereverseosmosisdevicesusingstandard
mance Data
test conditions. It does not necessarily determine the charac-
D6161TerminologyUsedforMicrofiltration,Ultrafiltration,
teristics of the devices operating on natural waters.
Nanofiltration,andReverseOsmosisMembraneProcesses
1.2 This test method is applicable for spiral-wound devices.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
3. Terminology
standard. The values given in parentheses after SI units are
3.1 Definitions:
providedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.
3.1.1 For definitions of terms used in this standard, refer to
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
Terminology D1129.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.1.2 For descriptions of terms relating to reverse osmosis,
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
refer to Test Methods D4194 and Terminology D6161.
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-
4. Summary of Test Method
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
4.1 This test method consists of determining the permeate
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
flow rate and sodium chloride rejection for reverse osmosis
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
devices at 345-kPa (50-psi) feed gauge pressure, 25°C and
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
22% conversion using an aqueous 300-mg/L sodium chloride
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
solution.
2. Referenced Documents
2 5. Significance and Use
2.1 ASTM Standards:
D512Test Methods for Chloride Ion In Water
5.1 Home reverse osmosis devices are typically used to
D1125Test Methods for Electrical Conductivity and Resis-
remove salts and other impurities from drinking water at the
tivity of Water
point of use. They are usually operated at tap water line
D1129Terminology Relating to Water
pressure, with water containing up to several hundred milli-
D1193Specification for Reagent Water
grams per litre of total dissolved solids. This test method
D1293Test Methods for pH of Water
permits measurement of the performance of home reverse
D2777Practice for Determination of Precision and Bias of
osmosis devices using a standard set of conditions and is
Applicable Test Methods of Committee D19 on Water
intended for short-term testing (less than 24 h). This test
method can be used to determine changes that may have
occurred in the operating characteristics of home reverse
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This test method is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D19 on Water
osmosisdevicesduringuse,butitisnotintendedtobeusedfor
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D19.08 on Membranes and Ion
systemdesign.Thistestmethoddoesnotnecessarilydetermine
Exchange Materials.
Current edition approved May 1, 2020. Published May 2020. Originally
the device’s performance when solutes other than sodium
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approved in 1994. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as D5615–07 which
chloride are present. Use Practice D4516 and Test Methods
was withdrawn July 2016 and reinstated in May 2020. DOI: 10.1520/D5615-20.
D4194 to standardize actual field data to a standard set of
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contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM conditions.
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. 5.2 This test method is applicable for spiral-wound devices.
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D5615 − 20
6. Apparatus concentrateflowiscontrolledwithaneedlevalveoracapillary
tube. The high-pressure shutoff should have a cutoff point at a
6.1 Theapparatusforthetestmethodisdescribedschemati-
gauge pressure of approximately 690 kPa (100 psi) or lower if
cally in Fig. 1.Aconductivity meter can be used to determine
any part of the pressurized system ca
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