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- Scheduled a meeting with Monroe to determine how to configure and install the pressure sensor.
- Consolidated all the MathCad files into one document.
- Installed the Linear APIS in the AguaClara Lab.
- Scheduled a meeting with Monroe to review basics of the paper.
- Determined that the Linear APIS was not missing any components.
- Reviewed initial draft of paper.
Working Group:
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Non-Linear Automated Plant Inflow System
- Nadia Siles
- Julia Schoen
Accomplishments
- A summary of major work completed since last meeting based on last meeting's identified outcomes/issues
Metrics
- Quantitative and qualitative results from accomplishments and outcomes.
- Potential metrics for unresolved issues.
Outcomes
- A summary of resolutions based on what was accomplished.
- New directions and ideas that result from these resolutions.
Issues
- Difficult and unresolved issues
- Plans for action
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- Worked on Linear APIS MathCad file to determine whether the pipe is sized too small to accommodate the flow rates for which the orifice pattern will deliver in the LFOM.
- Developed preliminary non-linear APIS mathcad code to determine whether the flow rate in the dosing tank and headloss have a linear relationship.
Metrics
- Our plant flow range in our mathcad code is: 188L/min-8,445L/min.
- We might adjust this flow rate to start at 400L/min since we will assume that the non-linear APIS will be installed in plants that have flow rates above 400L/min.
Outcomes
- We were able to observe a linear relationship between the headloss and flow rate in the dosing tank.
- Based on our flow rates we think we will need a valve as big as the ones used for a toilet.
Issues
- The graph that depicted a linear relationship between the headloss and flow rate in the dosing tank, no longer works. We need to debug the code.
- Last weekend. the wiki site was not down.
Any Overall Team Comments:
- After speaking with Nicole we have decide to split our team into two groups: Nadia and Julia will be in charge of the non-linear APIS AND Henry and Steve will be in charge of the linear APIS.
- We will change the team's name APIS to Chemical Doser Controller because the word "automated" in the APIS title suggests the system is computer-operated.
- We have entered the BIO-Expo competition and hope to have enough data by March 5th (date of the event).
- We are all responsible to set-up meetings with Monroe to discuss the outline (Henry), preliminary non-linear APIS mathcad code (Julia and Nadia), and flow controller mathcad files (Steve).