Floating Floc Challenges for Spring 2009

Subteam Leader:

Tiffany McClaskey

Number of team members needed:

1 or 2 total

Important team member skills:

• Programming in MathCAD
• Comfortable with fluid dynamics

Challenges

• Review program and make sure everything is correct. Especially look into the headloss calculations
• Determine the optimal hole size, number of holes, length of pipe and diameter of pipe
• Give the numbers to the guys in Honduras and have them try it
• If it works calculate fittings for any other plants having this issue, if it doesn't choose a different set up and try again