Plate Settler Spacing Meeting Minutes

Spring 2009 Minutes

The process controller method, automating most of our experiments, is complete and runnning well.
We began running experiments on the 9.5 mm tubes on the system.
We ordered the webcam to monitor the sytem. The webcam is in, we are just waiting to install it.

We have collected the effluent turbidity of the 9.5 mm tubes at varies flow rates and two floc blanket settings.
There effluent turbidity was higher than expected, more data analysis is needed.

We noticed very high turbidities with the high velocities and the smaller tubes in the floc blanket.
Based on the data we may determine that the highest Velocities/Vcs are giving us extremely poor results and we should test at lower Vc's.

We need analyze the data and determine how the experiment should be changed. Hopefully we can run the tests a shorter time intervals. (this should be completed by monday)
This week we will also be ordering larger size tubes.
We are currently working on the Wiki Mid-term report and our teach-in coming up this wednesday.
The webcam has to be installed and calibrated to record images of our system.
We make spend next week examining the growth rate, and possible deformation of our floc blanket.