Felice Chan's Individual Contribution Page

Spring 2013 Contributions

As part of the flocculation and sedimentation optimization team, we are working to produce a floc blanket using a different coagulant, PACl.  We will add a large diameter reactor to mix raw water and coagulant so the coagulant can stick to the clay.  We are also working on placing a camera on the apparatus to monitor the production and height of the floc blanket in real time. If we develop a way to successfully build a floc blanket and find the optimal coagulant dose, we will then experiment with floc recycle.

Summer 2013 Contributions

This summer we will be designing a turbulent tube flocculator to mimic what happens at full scale plants. We will follow the CEE 4540 flocculator design equations and modify them for a circular geometry and find materials to build the flocculator. 

Fall 2013 Contributions

This fall we will be finalizing materials and design needed for the flocculator and then building it. We need to figure out whether enough water can be supplied in the Hollister B60 lab and find a way to control the flow through the flocculator. We also hope to find a way to measure residual turbidity.