Goals for Spring 2009

Subteam Leader: Jeff Katz (jak232)

Design new, indepedently movable baffles
- All group members will be working on this for the week of Feb 9th
Build one baffle of each of the proposed, viable designs
- Each group member will have a design to build independently (Feb 16)
Analyze prototypes based on cost, ease of construction, practicality, and efficacy
- Rustom (Feb 22)
Procure funding to build new baffle system based on chosen design
- Full group (Feb 23)
Build new baffle system and install at Pilot Plant
- Full group. Complete after procuring funding. Should take 1-2 weeks to finish.
Run the plant, fix any leaks or problems
- Art, Mike (after new baffle system is in place, early March)
Begin research on dose controller at the pilot plant and construct
- Rustom, Lalo (beginning of March). Collaborate with dose control group.
Collect turbidity profiles for different baffle arrangements and tapered vs. non-tapered arrangements
- Art, Mike (this will be ongoing for several weeks)
Set up FReTA to be used with the tube flocculator and use to compare settling velocities at different points in the tube flocculator
- Jeff (March). Collaborate with Ian.
Compare raw water readings from the Pilot Plant FReTA with the laboratory results
- Jeff (March). Collaborate with Ian.
After completion of these challenges, formulate challenges for sedimentation tank and begin research there
- Full group. After completion of aforementioned goals.

References for our project that our team has found in literature searches.

Submissions for end of semester

AutoCAD drawing of new baffle design as well as picture of completed baffle system
Turbidity profiles of different baffle spacings
Documentation of dose controller at Pilot Plant
Settling velocity data for Pilot Plant FReTa
Comparison of Pilot Plant FReTa results with lab results