Water Treatment for Aerospace and Defence
Reliable water treatment solutions for data centres
Data centres rely on precise water quality control to maintain cooling performance, protect infrastructure and safeguard uptime. As digital infrastructure expands through AI, hyperscale cloud computing and edge deployments, the demand for resilient and efficient water treatment for data centres continues to increase.
AllWater Technologies designs and delivers high-performance water treatment systems engineered specifically for critical cooling environments. From concept and specification through to manufacture, installation and commissioning, complete turnkey solutions are provided to meet the exact operational and sustainability requirements of data centre operators, consultants and main contractors.
Every system is designed around reliability, serviceability and long-term performance.
Supporting uptime, efficiency and sustainability
Cooling infrastructure within data centres depends on consistent, controlled water quality. Without correct treatment, scale formation, fouling and corrosion reduce thermal efficiency, increase maintenance frequency and introduce operational risk.
Even relatively modest facilities can consume substantial volumes of water. A typical 1 MW data centre can use more than 25 million litres annually for cooling, with larger sites consuming significantly more. Water usage effectiveness, or WUE, is now a core metric for operators seeking to balance performance with sustainability targets.
Engineered water treatment for data centres helps operators:
- Protect cooling towers, heat exchangers and adiabatic systems
- Improve operational reliability and reduce unplanned downtime
- Minimise scaling, fouling and corrosion risks
- Support WUE and corporate sustainability objectives
- Provide clear monitoring, data visibility and compliance reporting
Solutions are based on real feedwater conditions, operational load profiles and resilience requirements.
Complete turnkey water treatment systems
Water treatment for data centres often forms part of wider M&E infrastructure. Close coordination with project stakeholders is essential.
AllWater works alongside end users, consultants and principal contractors to deliver complete water treatment systems for new-build and upgrade projects. Services include:
- Initial specification and technical consultancy
- Detailed process design and hydraulic calculations
- 3D plant modelling and layout optimisation
- Project management and programme coordination
Equipment manufacture and factory acceptance testing - On-site installation and commissioning
Integration with BMS and site control systems - Ongoing service, optimisation and technical support
Systems can be delivered as skid-mounted packaged plant or fully integrated plant rooms depending on site constraints and programme requirements.
Core technologies used in data centres
Each application is engineered to suit the cooling strategy, local water chemistry and redundancy specification. Core technologies typically include:
- Industrial water softeners
- Reverse osmosis systems
- Membrane waste recovery systems
- Chemical dosing and monitoring
- Conductivity and flow monitoring
- Automated control and trending
- In house control panel and software design.
- Dual redundant controls designed to provide maximum uptime.
- Panel design to incorporate automatic transfer switch (ATS) to maintain power in the event of a power failure.
- Network security in compliance with IEC 62443 cyber security.
- Media redundancy protocol allowing for rapid reconfiguration in the event of a device failure.
- BACNET telemetry to sites BMS system
Bespoke Equipment
Bespoke equipment design ensures optimal efficiency and water recovery while maintaining resilience standards such as Duty/Standby and N+1 configurations.
Packaged plant rooms can be supplied as complete turnkey solutions with defined scope of supply tailored to project requirements.
Our support includes
Telephone & remote diagnostics for rapid fault identification
System troubleshooting and root cause analysis
Planned service visits tailored to your production schedule
Guidance on optimisation, upgrades and retrofit options
Ongoing training and user support post-installation
On-site engineering support from qualified specialists
Industrial water softeners for cooling protection
Water softening forms a critical first stage in many data centre cooling applications. Hardness removal prevents scale formation within cooling circuits, improving heat transfer efficiency and reducing maintenance requirements.
AllWater industrial softeners are designed for continuous operation and critical environments. Available configurations include:
- Simplex, Duplex
- Duty/Standby and N+1 resilience options
- High salt efficiency designs to reduce OPEX
- Bulk salt saturators to eliminate manual handling
- Real-time capacity monitoring to prevent overrun
- Optimised regeneration control to minimise rinse water usage
- Advanced ion exchange resin technology to reduce fouling and improve longevity
Flow rates and vessel sizing are specified based on peak demand and resilience criteria, ensuring consistent performance across variable load conditions.
Related system: Industrial Water Softener Systems
Flow rates and vessel sizing are specified based on peak demand and resilience criteria, ensuring consistent performance across variable load conditions.
Related system: Industrial Water Softener Systems
Reverse osmosis systems engineered for efficiency
Reverse osmosis plays a central role in high-quality make-up water production and water recovery strategies. By removing dissolved solids, RO systems help protect cooling infrastructure and maintain stable operating conditions.
AllWater supplies both standard and fully bespoke RO systems designed specifically for site feedwater characteristics. System capability includes:
- Recovery rates up to 90 percent depending on feedwater chemistry
- Variable frequency high-pressure pumps for energy optimisation
- Low energy, high rejection membranes
- Clean-in-place systems to maintain membrane performance
- Automatic chemical dosing and dilution systems
- Permeate recycle during start-up and shutdown
- Real-time monitoring of conductivity, temperature and flow rates
- Data trending of key operating parameters
Systems are engineered to maximise recovery while protecting membrane integrity. High recovery directly reduces discharge volumes and improves WUE performance.
Resilient configurations including Duty/Standby and N+1 are available to align with data centre redundancy standards.
Related system: Industrial Reverse Osmosis Systems
Maximising water recovery and reducing WUE
Water efficiency is now a strategic priority for operators and investors. Water treatment for data centres must therefore address both pure water production and wastewater recovery.
AllWater integrates membrane waste recovery and treatment technologies to recover wastewater streams from adiabatic or hybrid cooling systems. This holistic approach reduces overall abstraction requirements while maintaining consistent cooling performance.
Recovery performance is always based on verified feedwater analysis and operational modelling rather than theoretical assumptions. This ensures realistic, reliable long-term optimisation.
Designed for mission-critical reliability
Data centre environments demand engineered resilience.
Water treatment systems can be designed with:
N+1 redundancy
Additional capacity ensures continued operation in the event of component failure.
Service-friendly layouts
Clear access routes, isolation valves and modular components allow rapid maintenance without extended downtime.
Integrated monitoring and control
Enhanced monitoring, alarms and performance trending enable operators to respond quickly to parameter changes.
Equipment selection, materials and control philosophy are aligned with the mission-critical nature of data centre infrastructure.
Ongoing service and technical support
Long-term performance depends on proactive maintenance and technical oversight.
Support services include:
- System commissioning and validation
- Scheduled preventative maintenance
- Performance audits and optimisation reviews
- Technical assistance and troubleshooting
- Rapid response support
- 24/7 phone assistance where required
Service programmes are structured around critical infrastructure needs and agreed service level requirements.
Committed to Excellence
Why choose AllWater Technologies
- Extensive experience in industrial and critical infrastructure water treatment
- Complete turnkey project delivery capability
- Standard and bespoke system design expertise
- High-recovery water optimisation capability
- UK-based engineering and manufacture
- Long-term service and support provision
AllWater supplies systems engineered for dependable operation, measurable efficiency and sustainable performance.
Speak to an engineer about your project
If you are planning a new data centre or upgrading existing infrastructure, specialist input at the design stage can significantly improve reliability and water efficiency.
Engineers can assess feedwater characteristics, cooling strategy and resilience requirements to propose a water treatment solution tailored to your operational objectives.
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Let’s keep your systems running at their best.
Aerospace facilities often require RO systems, DI units, and UV sterilisation for high-purity water, along with softening and pH control to protect sensitive equipment.
Yes. Our team is experienced in working with restricted-access facilities and follows strict security protocols where required.
We can supply containerised or skid-mounted systems for field use, trials, or temporary plant upgrades.
We assess your discharge consent and design treatment systems—such as metal recovery and pH correction—to ensure all effluent meets regulatory standards.
We provide operator training, multi-year service agreements, parts supply, and ongoing technical assistance to ensure long-term reliability.
Water Treatment Case Studies
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