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Fall 2008 Semester Contributions

Before Midterm

I spent the beginning of this semester getting oriented to the AguaClara project and the plate settler spacing research team. In addition to the time that I spent with the plate settler spacing team, I read research articles on water treatment, attended the demo plant demonstration, and presented the demo plant with Vanish to a freshmen class.

The first challenge that our team faced was determining what tube diameters to test. I spent time working with Sarah Long to determine whether or not shear stress would be the limiting factor for minimum tube diameter. During this time, I learned how to use MathCad to manipulate equations and I studied some fundamental fluid dynamics.

Another assignment that I had was to research a more uniform and easy to manage material than straws to use as tube settlers. Ultimately, the honeycomb that I found was less economical and more cumbersome than the tube-manifold system used by Matt Hurst.

For our teach-in, I presented background information, goals, and details on the sedimentation portion of our experimental apparatus. Teach-In

In preparation for our midterm report, I spent a lot of time getting familiar with the Wiki and I tried to help Sarah organize linking through the plate settler spacing section. For the midterm report, I helped update our team goals: Goals and was responsible for the sections of the report on sedimentation, obstacles, and future work: Midterm Report

Since Midterm

Below are links to some meeting minutes, our midterm report:

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