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Challenges for Spring 2009
Number of team members needed: 3
Important team member skills:
- Familiarity with Aguaclara Project
- CEE 4540
Challenges
- Team members should test consecutive alum doses in order to familiarize themselves with the tank and floc formation
- When performing tests with the flocculation tank, make sure there is a high incoming turbidity
- Compare uniform and non-uniform baffle configuration results from the flocculation tank
- Design a better configuration for the tube flocculator
- Set up FReTA to be used with the tube flocculator
- Use FReTA to compare settling velocities at different points in the tube flocculator
- Compare raw water readings from the Pilot Plant FReTA with the laboratory results