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The Spring 2010 ANC team is continuing research with lime feeders where the Fall 2009 team left off. The original idea is was that by placing a slanted tube on top of a vertical one and running water upwards through the reactor, one can maintain a fluidized bed of lime particles in the lower segment but prevent solid lime from leaving with the effluent . (see 2009 design). This semester the team modified the reactor design in order to improve its performance and provide an easy way to feed lime while the reactor is running. (see new lime feeder design)
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