Jillian Whiting's Individual Contribution Page

"Semester" Contributions

Individual Contribution:

Spring 2016:

This semester my goals are to research and design a contact chamber to enhance the rapid mix process. Currently there are high coagulant losses to the walls of the rapid mix pipe which is a waste of money as well as the possibility to create blockages. A contact chamber should facilitate increased diffusion of coagulant without losses to walls. This semester my team will design and build a contact chamber and conduct experiments to determine the best geometry and residence time for proper coagulant dosage. Hopefully this design will reduce coagulant demand by plants and make a small-scale plant more possible.

Fall 2015 Team Goals:

The current foam filter system in El Carpintero lacks a flocculation system and we suspect adding one would improve the efficiency of the overall system. We expect that the addition of a flocculation system would reduce the amount of coagulant and foam needed to properly filter the water and would improve cleaning. The sub-team is responsible for designing and building a bench-scale flocculator system to test collision potential in conjunction with a bench-scale foam system to test pore size and headloss of overall system. We hope to better model the impact of flocculation and the possibility of adding a full-scale system in El Carpintero.