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Process Controller, a software based on LabView and written by Dr. Monroe Weber-Shirk, is used to automate the experiment and record the data. The automation routine, written by James Leung, controls the power to the stirrers and the speed of the pumps, calculated from the PLANT FLOW and RESIDENCE TIME parameters. All other parameters, such as alum dose and pump tubing sizes, are fixed and preset in the routine. Process Controller also records turbidity data at 5 s intervals to a tab-delimited text file.

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