This semester I have been working on the Flock Tank Baffle Modules. The baffles are assembled in modules to ensure the over/under scheme. The modules are attached by the caps at the end. I had to take into account several constraints such as:
•Modules have to be oriented in the channels according to the direction of flow so that the hydrostatic force is pushing the modules into the downstream wall
•Even number of baffles in each module
•Modules have reasonable length so that they can be handled by one or two people
•Last module in the last channel has o have an extra-long pipe to reach the downstream wall in cases where a baffle is missing to provide more space for the inlet channel
•Baffles in a channel are divided into a number of smaller modules, instead of one large module, to make it easy for removal and cleaning of the baffles.
I was able to find the length of the target module for a channel which led me to finding the number of baffles in each long module. Since I know the total number of baffles in each channel, I was able to find the total number of long modules in each channel. After that, I found the number of baffles in the short module.
Upon finishing these calculations, I found the length of the connections and how much length would needed to be added onto the target module length to find the true module length.