Felice Chan's Individual Contribution Page

Spring 2013 Contributions

As part of the flocculation and sedimentation optimization team, we are working to produce a floc blanket using a different coagulant, PACl.  We will add a large diameter reactor to mix raw water and coagulant so the coagulant can stick to the clay.  We are also working on placing a camera on the apparatus to monitor the production and height of the floc blanket in real time. If we develop a way to successfully build a floc blanket and find the optimal coagulant dose, we will then experiment with floc recycle.

Summer 2013 Contributions

This summer we will be designing a turbulent tube flocculator to mimic what happens at full scale plants. We will follow the CEE 4540 flocculator design equations and modify them for a circular geometry and find materials to build the flocculator. 

Fall 2013 Contributions

This fall we will be finalizing materials needed for the flocculator and then building it. The