Pilot Plant Meeting Minutes
Spring 2009 Minutes
March 27, 2009
Working Group: 1
Accomplishments
- Caulked holes from previous baffle layouts for 32 baffles to allow for reuse on secondary baffle system setup
- Drilled holes and cut baffles according to Adjustable Baffle System design
- Cut Pex tubing as spacers for secondary baffle system
- Assembled secondary baffle system
Outcomes
- Completed secondary baffle system to allow for one system to be adjusted while another system is in the tank being tested
Working Group: 2
Accomplishments
- Calculated range of energy dissipation rates for various non-tapered baffle spacings (b)
Metrics
ε = (K.baffle*Q^3) / (2*b^4*w^3)
Q = 100 L/min
K.baffle = 4
Π.cell = 1
w = 12 in
b = various spacings (in)
b (in) |
ε (mW/kg) |
2" |
49.099 |
3" |
9.699 |
4" |
3.069 |
5" |
1.257 |
6" |
0.606 |
7" |
0.327 |
8" |
0.192 |
Outcomes
- Have range of values of spacings to be tested with adjustable baffle system to find an optimal energy dissipation rate. With both sets of baffles done and a range of dissipation rates to test we can turn on the plant and begin taking turbidity profiles.
Working Group 3
Accomplishments
*Begun addressing issues of organization from midterm wiki feedback
*Begun overall reorganization/recombination of redundant pages
Outcomes
*Pilot Plant wiki space is gradually becoming more organized