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Method & Result and Discussions for each sub team

Siphon-Aided Backwash

+A brief description/abstract here is needed.

Foam Filtration

A brief description/abstract here is needed.

Clear Well Backwash Filtration System

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We will develop a bench-scale model of the Siphon-aided system and test it for effectiveness and feasibility. Be more specific. What do you mean by effectiveness? What sorts of variables are important in determining whether such a system is successful?

Clear Well Backwash Sub Team

We will conduct the following additional experimentation before we conclude whether or not Additional experiments will be conducted to test the feasibility of our clear well design is feasible. We will first increase the scale of our model and see if the difference between the calculated and actual fluidization velocity decreases. If that is the case, we can conclude that wall friction was the major source of error in our experimentation and the actual plant size design is feasible. We will also test multi-layered media and test whether or not the same empirical equations are applicable.

I thought as a result of your team's meeting with Monroe that you were focusing in a different direction.

Foam Filtration sub team

+Preliminary experimental results suggest that 90 ppi (pores per inch) outperforms the larger pore size foam of 60 ppi. Our team will further test the filtering capacity filtration performance of the 90 ppi foam when the colloidal particles are largerwith aid of alum coagulant and rapid mix. To do accomplish this, we will install an alum dosing and flocculation rapid mix unit will be added to our experimental setup. Additionally, we would like to further test the effects of higher flow rates on the percentage of colloid removal, and on the time to mechanisms of failure of the filter foam.