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- Continue the effort to create an AutoCAD video that will show the assembly of the plant with descriptions of each part. This video could serve as the documentation that gets sent to a user who designs a plant with the Design Tool that explains the technology behind each piece. This video will also be used for training and teaching. Ideally the video should be made using a series of commands based on the plant dimensions so that the video can be created automatically for different plant designs.
- Explore the possibility of creating
Research
Tube Floc
The development of FReTA and the data processing methods used to analyze its measurements has given AguaClara a powerful research tool. This The investigation by Ian Tse into fluid shear influences on hydraulic flocculation was the first of many studies that could be performed with this apparatusthe tube floc/FReTA apparatus.
*Extend the experimental range evaluated by Ian Tse by increasing the length of the tube flocculator. One of the goals of this research is to measure the effect of collision potential on the residual turbidity.
Results of this study suggest several directions for future research into fluid shear influences on hydraulic flocculator performance. Present results clearly show that shear induced breakup significantly affects both the mean floc size and residual turbidity. Steady state floc sizes were observed at high velocity gradients, but not at low velocity gradients. Perhaps extending the length of the tube flocculator to twice or even three times the current length will provide new insights on how floc sizes and residual turbidities are affected at low velocity gradients.
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