Carrie Smith's Individual Contribution Page

Fall Semester Contributions

This fall, I and my teammate Jenny Guan continued work on foam filter for deployment in Spring 2013. This device is intended for small communities such as a school.  

This semester we attempted to complete the following tasks.

1. Add a chemical dose controller for coagulant and chlorine to the filtration system. 

2. Communicate with Agua Para el Pueblo about the best method to deploy the technology. 

3. Find an operator friendly way of determining breakthrough

4. Find a way to run the filter without electricity. 

5. Create a user manual in Spanish

We were able to add a CDC for the coagulant and chlorine to the filtration system. We calibrated them with clean water, so