Automated Design
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Previously Accomplished Work
Summer 2008
Throughout the Summer 2008 term, important changes were made to our automated design algorithms to make them more effiecient and user friendly. We've also worked to incorporate a shallow plant design into our Automated Design Programs. This Shallow Plant Design allows for decreased construction costs, but also created the need for a new sedimentation tank inlet design.
Spring 2008
During the Spring 2008 semester significant advances were made to the design alogrithms by the Unit Processes team and the Hydraulic Design team. The work of each of these teams began linking towards the end of the Spring 2008 semester in order to create a single Automated Design Program and during the Summer 2008 term nearly all of the drawing programs have been linked to the design programs in the Master Program.
Fall 2007
Team
The goal of the Automated Design Team is to edit and improve the current design algorithms to make sure they stay up to date with recent research findings. It is the team's job to make sure the AutoCAD drawings accurately reflect the state of the design algorithms. The ultimate goal of the Automated Design team is to complete the programs so that they can be put online.
Design Algorithms
The algorithms used to design all of the unit processes for the construction of an AguaClara plant are compiled within the MathCAD master program. The master program then outputs the important parameters from the algorithms. All algorithms are documented on the Master Program Page.
Plant Designs
As we complete designs for plants they are compiled on the Design Projects page.
Goals and Minutes
Archived goals and meeting minutes can be found below:
Design Team Goals and Meeting MinutesThroughout the 2007/2008 academic year the automated AutoCAD drawing has also advanced to reflect the current plant design with newer design changes updated by the Spring 2008 AutoCAD team.