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
ε = (K.baffle*Q^3) / (2*b^4*w^3)
Q = 100 L/min
K.baffle = 4
Π.cell = 1
w = .305 m
b = various spacings (in)
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