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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
Outcomes
  • Completed baffles for secondary baffle system which when system is complete will 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


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Equation for energy dissipation:


Q = 100 L/min
baffle = 4
Π cell = 4
w = .305 m
b = various spacings (m)

b (m)

ε (mW/kg)

.0051

12.275

.076

2.425

.102

.767

.127

.314

.152

0.152

.178

0.082

.203

0.048

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
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