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The final document will be organized in the following manner:

First, there will be a summary of the variable names included in the rest of the document.

Then, there will be an overview of the Aguaclara AguaClara technology which will go through the purification process from beginning to end, describing each step. Specific steps include the chemical doser, rapid mixer, flocculation, the inlet channel, sedimentation, and the exit channel.
Each section will include the customized mathematical design values generated by the design tool (for example, the length of each of the baffles in the vertical flocculator, the number of flocculator channels required, etc)

The complexity of sedimentation requires that it be broken down into the following sections:
1. Inlet pipe
2. Slopes
3. Lamella
4. Effluent launder
5. Drains

Second Next will be a more general discussion of the limitations capabilities of the AguaClara process. This section will discuss the reasons why a process that uses no electricity can only remove turbidity to a certain extent. This is one of the main reasons why AguaClara plants cannot currently be constructed in the United States.Third, will be a discussion the costs associated with the construction of an AguaClara plant. The costs will be broken down by type (upfront, during construction, etc..), and the section will conclude with a ballpark estimate of the total priceachieves such high turbidity removal without any input of electricity at all whatsoever is truly revolutionary. It will also touch on current research efforts focused on further improving effluent water quality (for example, the development of floc blankets and filtration systems).

Finally, a brief description of past Aguaclara plants and current research will be included.

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Upon completion, the AguaClara manual will give engineers a general overview of the Aguaclara process, but it will also provide a tailored set of values pertinent to the design under consideration. These values will be inserted into the document automatically through the use of a LabView script which will replace variables with custom values for the design. LabView will also take advantage of "switches" built in with Microsoft Word fields (Please see the separate set of instructions which were prepared regarding how to use MS Word Fields). This will allow the document to be customized to provide information about options such as horizontal or vertical flocculation.

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Notes

1. The It should be noted that the AguaClara manual is meant to be used as a reference - for a complete set of mathematical design values and drawings, engineers will still have to reference the rest of the documents and drawings provided by the design tool.
2. For a complete description of the costs associated with the construction of an AguaClara plant, please see the AguaClara wiki
3. We are trying to develop a process whereby drawings would be plotted automatically in AutoCAD. For a full description of this, please go to the dedicated page