Jillian Whiting's Individual Contribution Page

Individual Contribution:

Fall 2016:

The semester my team hopes to determine the viability of a milli-sedimentation apparatus. This is merging sedimentation and filtration into one by using coffee straws as small plate settlers and large pores of a filter. My team will decide if this can clean the water and if it possible to clean this apparatus easily. We will also use red dye to determine how the flocs move in a system like this.

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.

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