Tapered Flocculator Goals

Fall 2008 Team Members

Fall 2008 Goals

Immediate Tasks

• Caulk Pipe
• Caps - need ½ diameter caps
• Resetting Tube Flocculator- find configuration that does not pinch tube

Create floc profile for tube flocculator (9/26/08)

• The turbidity of the flocculator will be measured at various points along the flocculator.
• A profile similar to the one measured for the tapered flocculator will be made. Gtheta for maximum floc size will be determined.

Measure settling velocity with and without upflow (10/24/08)

• Construct settling columns. One will have an upflow velocity that is equivalent to the tanks upflow velocity. One will have still water.
• The settling columns will be used to determine how floc size and density affects the critical terminal velocity of the flocs.