Accomplishments

• Met with Monroe to discuss the specifics of the Pilot Plant.
• Discussed with Monroe about the results of the flocculation results.
• Performed maintenance on the Pilot Plant.
• Removed uniform baffles and stored them in secure area in Pilot Plant.
• Further elucidated on the equivalence ratio between the Filtration Plant PAC dosage and the aluminum sulfate dosage of the flocculation tank.
• Performed analysis on the turbidity data received from the flocculator at various alum dosages.
• Repaired vertical setup of the tube flocculator.
• Cleaned out clogs, junk and flotsam trapped within the flocculator tank.
• Attempted to repair leak in the tube flocculator with tape.
• Performed data analysis on turbidity levels for tapered vs. uniform baffle configurations.

Issues

• Air is still entering the tube flocculator.
• Bubbles are still trapped in the tube flocculator.
• Due to low temperatures, incoming turbidity was too low to produce conclusive results.

Outcome

• Flocculator tank has been cleaned.
• Tapered baffles stored properly.
• Determined that tapered baffle configuration produced marginally better turbidity than the uniform baffle configuration.
• Determined a possible optimum alum dosage based on the Filtration Plant's PAC dosage.