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Spring 2009
Semester Contributions
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In the beginning of this semester, I spent most of my time researching about the backwash sand filter system. Then Haley and I build and organized our system. Then we determined what factor in the sand filter should we test during this semester. I also helped write the our goals and type up some of the meeting minutes. In terms of system organization, I assisted with Process Control setup and I helped set up the whole system for experiment.I also ran many experiments varying the sand depth and flow rates. I hope to get solid data at the end of the semester. For the midterm report, I worked on the experiments and conclusion sections.
Fall 2008
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For the second half of the Spring semester the sand filter team was joined with the aeration team (Tanya and Tiffany). As a result, Haley and I updated Tanya and Tiff about the sand filter method and what we have done so far and what else needs to be done. Aside from linking the two teams, we work together to modify the experimental apparatus to include bubble collector container and bubble chamber called "Bob". Bob was the apparatus used in the Aeration Team. After finalizing the experimental setup, we spent a lot of time in the lab to fix the leaks and other problems that occurred during our experiments. I mainly came in the morning to stop the overnight experiment and start another experiments.
Haley and I contributed to the pages of our initial experiments for the sand filter methods. While Haley created the various diagrams for the website, I helped to linked the excel files onto the website and organized them. Furthermore, I also contributed to meeting minutes and future goals.
Fall 2008
Semester Contribution
The first thing on my agenda was to get oriented to the plate settler spacing research team (a part of the AguaClara project). To get a better understanding of AguaClara project, I read the research articles regarding water treatment.For the beginning of the semester, I am dedicated to completing the documention of the setup of the whole mini plant setup with the plate settler tubes.
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