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Spring 2010 Inlet Manifold Team
The Spring 2010 team used an ADV, or Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter, to measure the velocity at the ports of both a 10' and 20' manifold model. Their data proved inconsistent with expected theoretical values and pointed towards technical difficulties with the mechanics of the ADV.
Spring 2010 PIV Research Team
The AguaClara flocculator design is based on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models. Velocity measurements, using particle image velocimetry (PIV show that the minor loss coefficient predicted by the CFD models over estimates head loss. Incorporation of these results into the CFD models will eventually make flocculator design more efficient and cost-effective for future Honduran communities.
Capstone Design Projects
The course CEE 4540, Small-Scale Water Supplies, was challenged to develop creative solutions to the uneven flow distribution of the inlet manifold. Projects included MathCAD files and power point presentations.