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Challenges for Spring 2009
Subteam Leader: Heather Reed
Number of team members needed: 10-15
Important team member skills:
- CEE 4540
- CEE 3310
- Familiarity with AutoCAD & MathCAD
These skills are helpful but not 100% necessary. We're willing to train new members!
Challenges
Flocculator
- Continue the development of the horizontal flocculator for large flow rates
- Add capability for user to specify the height of the sed tank to take advantage of elevation gradientt
- Draw the drain valves
Sedimentation Tank
- Code algorithm for sizing the new inlet weir
- Draw the new weir in AutoCAD
- Change the old distribution slopes to be solid concrete walls
- Change the sedimentation tank drain
- Include the sed tank drain valves
Inlet and Exit Weir Tanks
- Code the waste channel along the inlet channel of the sed tank
- Extend the inlet and exit weir pipes and draw complete drainage system
- Draw caps on inlet and exit weir pipes
Entrance Tank and Rapid Mixer
- Create AutoCAD code to draw the rapid mix pipe
- Develop algorithm to determine elevation of entrance tank
- Fix algorith so entrance tank moves depending on the entrance into the flocculator