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All work has been done in conjunction with Cherish and Sarah.
*Creating an experimental setup that collects the filtered water into a bucket and then empties into a long tube. At the bottom of the tube, a pressure sensor is attached to monitor the pressure in the tube (and collect data to flow rate). There is also an electronic valve that is controlled by Process Controller to empty when the tube is full (after is reaches a certain pressure);
*Creating Process Controller program to collect pressure data and empty the collection tube when full;
*In the process of creating a MathCAD data collection and analysis file for the Clay Pot data; and,
*Change the experimental setup to get rid of the collection tube and collect the water in the bucket containing the clay pot. We do not need an electronic valve to empty the bucket because the water level after the pot has filtered is at a height that does not touch the pot.
Final Report
Contributions to the Clay Pot fizzled out after the middle of the semester, as I realized that I had to put more efforts into the Tube Flocculator, and had little other time to really have the attention the Clay Pot deserved. My contributions to AguaClara for the latter part of the semester are as follows:
Laboratory Flocculator
*Contacting HF Scientific for potential heat output caused by Turbidimeter, and finding information about the new LED lamp;