Tube Flocculator
Objective and Motivations
Flocculation is an important process to water treatment. Understanding this process and the various parameters that control the mechanics behind flocculation is important in order to achieve faster, cheaper water treatment using the least amount of space. The tube flocculator team is doing specific research in the laboratory that will hopefully be applied to AguaClara technology in the near future.
For the Spring 2008 semester, the Tube Floc team will be continuing the research that was done in the Fall of 2007. We have developed semester research goals and a time-table for accomplishing our tasks this semester.
Ongoing Research - Spring 2008
- Developing analytical methods for understanding flocculation/settling data from our tube flocculator apparatus
- Augmenting sampling frequency and accuracy of our nephthelometric turbidimeters by accessing raw voltages directly from sensor
- Reevaluating the efficacy of tube flocculator setup & designing methods to eliminate sedimentation within flocculator and maintaining quiescent conditions in the settling volume
Tube Floc Teach-In
February 20, 2008
Our understandings on the tube floc research is summarized in the teach-in presentation.