PSS Fall 2010
A Detailed Task List was created to lay out the research plan for the PSS Fall 2010 team.
Procedure
The system detailed on the main page was used as the bench-scale apparatus to test plate settler performance. The Spring and Summer 2010 team chose tube diameters of 6.35 mm (1/4"), 9.53 mm (3/8"), 12.7 mm (1/2"), 15.875 mm (5/8"), with a 25.4 mm (1") control case for "successful" performance. All tubes were thought to be fixed at a capture velocity of 0.12 mm/s; however, a documentation error resulted in the team using a capture velocity of 0.1 mm/s.
Results and Discussions
Pending...
Reflection Report I Report I provides a detailed description of the planned research and a summary of previous team's work, along with the initial results obtained from the Fall 2010 experiments.
Reflection Report II Report II provides a description of the team's decision to include more tubes in the clay velocity gradient experiments, descriptions of the planned natural organic matter velocity gradient experiments, along with results of the tube replicates planned in the first report. The entrance region blob phenomenon (ERB)is mentioned; however, no new information has been gathered.
Reflection Report III Report III provides a description of the team's progress. While the team attempted to collect data, errors in Process Controller method rendered the data unusable. This report also contains information about the development of a Plate Settler Dynamics model aimed at quantifying the processes affecting plate settler performance. An image of the ERB is included along with a description of a macro the team developed to facilitate data analysis.
Reflection Report IV
Reflection Report V Report pending