Water Desalination is the process of desalinating seawater into freshwater. The desalination process is typically done by introducing seawater into the plant by an offshore pipeline. Multiple water properties need to be measured and analyzed to assure the feed seawater is suitable for desalination processing to prevent fouling, scaling, and corrosion of equipment and reduce operational costs. These parameters include seawater temperature, total dissolved oxygen, turbidity, conductivity, total dissolved solids, and pH. This paper will discuss developing and integrating a low-cost, highly scalable sensor subsystem measuring water conductivity in the Arabian Gulf.
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