Tapered Flocculator Goals
Fall 2008 Team Members
- Christine Barnett
- Julia Schoen
Fall 2008 Goals
Immediate Tasks
- Caulk Pipe
- Caps - need ½ diameter caps
- Resetting Tube Flocculator- find configuration that does not pinch tube
Create floc profile for tube flocculator (9/26/08)
- The turbidity of the flocculator will be measured at various points along the flocculator.
- A profile similar to the one measured for the tapered flocculator will be made. Gtheta for maximum floc size will be determined.
Measure settling velocity with and without upflow (10/24/08)
- Construct settling columns. One will have an upflow velocity that is equivalent to the tanks upflow velocity. One will have still water.
- The settling columns will be used to determine how floc size and density affects the critical terminal velocity of the flocs.