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I spent a good part of the second semester debugging various plant designs by testing them with the Beta Server and the ADT. I found various errors in different parts of the plant and delegated the fixing of these tasks to other members of the design team and also fixed the errors in the codes that I was familiar with. Debugging the plant designs was the most beneficial task I have undertaken while working on the AguaClara project. It helped me learn about different parts of the plant and expanded my knowledge in different areas of design for the project. I have had a great time working on the project this semester and look forward to coming back in the fall and continuing my work.
Summer 2010 Contributions
I worked with Brian White to create tutorial files for future teams to learn AutoCAD and MathCAD. I annotated the file sedtank w pieces and wrote an algorithm description as well as list directions to complete each step. We also went through and added detailed documentation to the Sedimentation Tank MathCAD file.
I did more work with debugging on the ADT. I found overlapping errors for low flow rates and added a design constraint to the number of sed tanks to overcome this error. I have more work to do with debugging this issue.
Lastly, I changed the design of the weir tanks to be extensions of the channels instead of boxes at the end of channels. I encountered a problem with the inlet channel side and plan to fix it next semester if I am unable to finish it this summer.
Pages Created
Automated Materials List Design Program
Automated Materials List Inputs
Automated Materials List Outputs
Inlet and Exit Weir Tank Design Program