Rudra Koul's Individual Contribution Page

Fall 2012 Contributions

I was a member of the Linear Chemical Dose Controller (LCDC) team for the Fall 2012 semester. The challenges for the LCDC team this semester were to fabricate, refine, and test a lever arm assembly.

After creating a prototype of the lever arm assembly and CDC setup, as a team we made modifications to the existing design which included: a new drop tube connection designed to reduce leakage, adding cross bracing to the lever arm assembly to reduce bending of the lever arms, adding a calibration device to enable fine-tuned adjustments, and testing the linearity of the new lever arm assembly. Finally, in order to create an aesthetically pleasing design we modified the weight design, had the lever arm assembly anodized, and had a label, scale, and logo mechanically engraved on the lever arm.

Winter 2013 Contributions

During Winter 2013 I traveled with my Fall 2012 LCDC team to Honduras where we delivered our fabricated lever arm assembly to Agua Por el Pueblo.

Spring 2013 Contributions

For the Spring 2013 semester, I am a member of the Coagulant Management team which is responsible for fabricating a more efficient coagulant injector, testing for a practical maximum coagulant concentration and stock tank mixing, and testing a stock tank centrifugal pump mixing system.