Fluidized Bed and Dissolved Oxygen Measurements
Procedure
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h1. Results and Discussion of Initial Experiments {float:right|border=2px solid black}[!SandFilterSetup1.png|width=500px!|Initial Sand Filter Setup] h5. Initial sand filter experimental setup {float} |
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are
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the
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results
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of
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the
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first
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several
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experiments
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run,
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with
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the
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This
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setup
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consisted
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of
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the
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flow
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accumulator
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and
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vertical
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glass
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filter
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column.
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A
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dissolved
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oxygen
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(DO)
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probe
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in
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the
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flow
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accumulator
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recorded
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the
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dissolved
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oxygen
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concentration
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of
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the
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inflowing
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tap
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water.
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The
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flow
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rate
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and
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temperature
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of
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the
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water
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was
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monitored
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by
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a
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pressure
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sensor
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and
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temperature
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probe
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inside
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the
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flow
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accumulator
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and
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controlled
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by
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valves
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on
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the
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hot
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and
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cold
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water
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lines.
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These
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valves
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were
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opened
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and
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shut
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by
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the program ProCoDA Software. Once the water had run through the filter column, it was collected in a small beaker containing another DO probe, which recorded the dissolved oxygen concentration of the outflowing water.
Results
The first experimental run used glass beads as the filter media and a flow rate of 200 mL/min. The unsuspended filter depth was 32 cm, and the temperature was held at a constant 20 degrees Celsius. #Figure 1 illustrates the change in dissolved oxygen that occurred over time, measured by DO probes. The yellow line represents the DO concentration of the inflowing tap water, and the blue line represents the DO of the outflowing water.
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{float:right|border=2px solid black}!DO vs. Time, 200mLmin.png|width=500px! h5. Figure 1: Initial results obtained using glass beads at\\a program _ProcessController_. Once the water had run through the filter column, it was collected in a small beaker containing another DO probe, which recorded the dissolved oxygen concentration of the outflowing water. The first experimental run used glass beads as the filter media and a flow rate of 200 mL/min. The unsuspended filter depth was 32 cm, and the temperature was held at a constant 20 degrees Celsius. Figure 2, below, illustrates the change in dissolved oxygen that occurred over time. The yellow line represents the DO concentration of the inflowing tap water, and the blue line represents the DO of the outflowing water. !First Run with glass beads white bg.png|width=700px! *Figure 2: The first run, using glass beads, flow rate of 200 mlmL/min, and a filter depth of 32 cm* While the inflow DO concentration was about . {float} |
While the inflow DO concentration was about 9mg/L,
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the
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outflow
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was
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roughly
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11
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mg/L.
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Overall,
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#Figure 1 shows that the outflow DO concentration was measured as higher than the inflow concentration. This was inconsistent with what we predicted. Though it was possible that this setup would have no effect on the the DO of the water, the DO should not be able to increase inside the system. We found that this was most likely due to the error in the DO probes, which we found were not functioning properly. To download the data file for #Figure 1, click here
Conclusion
We concluded that we needed to purchase a new, more reliable DO probe to measure the oxygen concentration, or else we needed to find another method to measure the DO concentration. We decided to try out the sugar test in future experiments, which involves adding sugar to the outflowing water to see if bubbles form (if yes, then the water is still supersaturated). We also modified our setup to include a bubble collector in order to directly observe the amount of gas leaving the water. Together, the sugar tests and the new setup comprised the second phase of our experiments, which is completely described here.