Summer 2008
Demo Plant Process Controller Instructions
These are general instructions for using the process controller in the Agua Clara lab.
- Open "Runtimes folder" on desktop
- Open "Process Controller" application
- On the "configuration" tab, load a method from the folder by clicking on the small picture of a folder on the top left.
- From the Agua Clara Network (see directions over other computers if you do not see Agua Clara network)
- Aguaclara> Agua Clara team folders> demo plant> Process controller> Methods> Base Setup
- On the "configuration" tab, click on "edit rules" button in the lower right
- Change the Residence Time and plant flow according to specifications of experiment
- On the "Rules and States" tab, if the states list is blank, reload the base setup method file from step (4).
- On "Plant Operation" tab, set state on computer to "Idle" to start mixing. (On computer, in "Plant Operation" tab, will previously be set to "OFF".)
- Measure and refill stock solutions if necessary:
- Clay at 0.5 g/ml
- Alum at 1 g/ml
- Clean out plant from previous experiment
- Empty Sedimentation Tank with valve
- Disconnect all tubes
- Separate Sed Tank and Floc Tank over Sink and rinse out both pieces.
- Reassemble plant and reconnect all tubes.
- Fill plant with water manually.
- On the "Plant Operation" tab, change "mode of operation" to "Automatic operation"
- Set "Operator selected state" to "preparation"
- Start a data log by clicking the yellow log button and pick a name (ex. "Data log 6-30-08) to save the file under.
- Save under Demo Plant > Process Controller > Data (or Summer Data > Raw Data Logs)
- Insert a text file
- "Plant Operation" tab, click on yellow square button that says "Text Log" on it
- Insert text into log file (ex. "Start 100 ml/min Experiment, Run 1). Edit bolded sections appropriately.
- Record test parameters, date, and time on table by computer.