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Sara- in San Francisco for ESW conference.
The rest of the group met to cut the larger port holes and re-caulked one side of the dividers that had come un-done. The holes were extended upwards because we wanted to maintain the width to prevent short-circuiting. The final design was 85 cm high by 5.5 cm wide. This was a conservative design because the holes are not cut perfectly straight due to the difficulty of cutting in the tank. The sides of the inner tank were re-caulked after the cuts were made.
February 11, 2008
Plant up and running. Up welling noticed coming around the bottom panel. This was causing the first and third sections to fill at the same rate.
Plan to correct upwelling problem - caulk the bottom of the tank. Tank was left running to have comparative data do evaluate the affect of the bypass on the floc formation and plant performance. Turbidimeters cleaned and dessicants returned to lab to be dried out. Edited goals and added details and created milestone dates.
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