Melissa Shinbein's Individual Contribution Page

Fall 2010 End of the Semester Contributions

As the semester draws to a close, the Foam Filtration team continues to finalize the EPA P3 entry. This paper will be submitted before the end of the semester after undergoing several stages of editing.
Meanwhile, the apparatus has finally been completed and experimentation is well underway. Currently, the column is being layered with foam of varying porosity.
Next semester, we hope to continue these experiments of varying pore-size, and eventually progress to finding the maximum turbidity the apparatus can handle, pressure at failure, and other such experiments to help make foam filtration a point-of-use filter used world-wide!

Fall 2010 Mid-Semester Contributions

This semester I am continuing to work on the Foam Filtration team. Currently, I am focusing on creating the exit channel and chlorination portion of the filtration unit for the upcoming EPA P3 competition. This portion of the filtration unit will be responsible for chlorinating water after filtration by using rapid mix. The rapid mix level of the apparatus will either be retrofit into already present distribution systems or used to create a new distribution/storage tank.
Meanwhile, the actual apparatus is still undergoing updates as parts continue to arrive. Hopefully experimentation will begin in upcoming weeks.

Summer 2010 Contributions

On the Foam Filtration Team with a fairly high level of competence on: apparatus operations, running experiments, contributing to the Reflection Report, and attempting to get research published.

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