Design Meeting Minutes

Summer 2009 Minutes

7/3/2009

Accomplishments

• Worked on midterm wiki report
• Changed baffle function so that floc tanks draw faster

Floc Hopper Group

Accomplishments

• Finished writing the MtoA code that will create the floc hopper for the plant.
• Updated the wiki page to include pictures of the floc hopper and its dimensions. 
• Updated files in the Final Design folder (floc hopper - new design, floc hopper - old design, and replaced a link in the Master Program to call our new floc hopper file)

Issues

• Need to change the origin of our floc hopper in the code so that it will be placed correctly within the plant.

Goals for upcoming week

• Will work on placing the floc hopper in the correct position in the plant, as well as testing the floc hopper with various plant sizes.

Floc Tank Group

Accomplishments

• Number of baffles in the last channel is now even

Issues

• Subtracting a single baffle seems to have added more channels for smaller plant flow rates than anticipated
• The ports between the channels take up the entire height of the tank for certain flow rates

Goals for upcoming week

• Compare and understand the effect of removing a single baffle in the last channel to the original design
• Ensure that the baffle spacing is no smaller than the width of the ports
• Draw slots to slide the baffles into

Exit Channel Group

Accomplishments

• A summary of major work completed since last meeting based on last meeting's identified outcomes/issues
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Issues

• Difficult and unresolved issues
• Plans for action

Goals for upcoming week

Materials List Group

Accomplishments

• A summary of major work completed since last meeting based on last meeting's identified outcomes/issues
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Issues

• Difficult and unresolved issues
• Plans for action

Goals for upcoming week