Design Goals

Fall 2008 Team Members

Reiko Baugham
Sara Schwetschenau
Cherish Scott
Tania Quesada

Fall 2008 Goals

1. Overall Goal – continue to improve the automation of the design with built in checks for reasonable values ie. When can sed tank water depth be lowered from the 2m design.
   • Whole Team to be divided as issues are encountered
2. Aid Honduras Team with individual plant designs as they are presented to us
   • Whole Team to be divided as issues are encountered
3. Explore other methods of designing the sedimentation tank. Should b be set?
   • Sara
4. Adjust baffle placement in the flocculation tank for odd numbered baffles
   • Tania
5. Create design pages for sample tanks at different flow rates. For flow rates from 50 gal/min to 1200 gal/min in 100 gal/min increments. Pages will note what portions of the design aren't automated and recommend values.
   • We will be working in pairs initially for these, but will split off for efficiency in 1 month.
   • To be completed by Oct. 15
6. Documenting Design Algorithms on the Wiki -
   • Sara - Lamella, Sedimentation, Slopes, Exit Channel
   • Tania - Math Functions, Pipe Database, Inlet Channel, Fluids Functions
   • Cherish - User Inputs, Design Assumptions, Entrance Tank, Minor Loss Coefficients
   • Reiko - FCM, Fluids Functions, Launder, Sludge Drain

(Note: bulleted points describe division of tasks)

You can find our teach in presentation here

Our final presentation can be found here

We have compiled a set of challenges we believe should be addressed in the next semester. Spring 2009 Challenges