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Continuing research with the Sedimentation Tank Hydraulics team this semester, we proposed a finalized bottom geometry for design in Atima (2011) and continued experimentation with the floc weir. In addition to further qualitative analysis, we inserted 10 tube settlers into our model tank and began qualitative analysis by measuring hydrostatic and hydrodynamic pressures, the concentration of the blanket, turbidity of the effluent. We hope to better understand the effects of different variables on the quality of the blanket through analysis of our data.
Spring 2012 Contributions
This semester, the Sedimentation Tank Hydraulics examined the effectiveness of the retrofitted Marcala sedimentation tank. We also acquired images for various hindered settling velocities and complete settling curves from this data allowed us to better understand hydraulic processes within a floc blanket. Optimal alum dose was also studied. A main focus of the second half of this semester's research was the design of the the shape and wasting of the floc hopper, which we proved to be effective at controlling the height of a floc blanket when the accumulated flocs were drained at an adequately high flow rate. Additional experiments were run that tested "seeding" the tank with an initial known volume of flocculated sludge and testing the growth rate of the sludge in the floc hopper to understand how width of the floc hopper affects sludge consolidation rate.
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