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This semester I have finished an abstract in Spanish that totals 10 pages (including pictures and charts) that describes the AguaClara technology as well as the social benefits seen in communities with AguaClara plants, previous project descriptions, cost comparison to conventional plants, and information about APP as an implementation partner. This document will serve to promote AguaClara technology as well as provide much needed information about AguaClara's past projects and the innovative technology.
Please see my design report at the following link:
https://confluence.cornell.edu/display/AGUACLARA/Spring+2012+Design+Reports
Fall 2011 Contributions
This semester I worked with my 4540 group to design a new lever arm that will dose all of the chemicals for the AguaClara plant. Currently, the chemical dose controller only designates an amount of coagulant that should be added to the incoming raw water, but the chlorine is not dosed in the same way. In the current plant designs, the chlorine is dosed in a way that is not dependent on the amount of incoming raw water. Therefore, any changes that affect the incoming flow rate are not reflected in the way that the chlorine is being dosed. Our goal was to design a new chlorine dosing system that would accurately reflect the amount of incoming water and its turbidity so that the chlorine would be dosed in a more regulated manner.
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