Plate Settler Spacing Meeting Minutes

Spring 2009 Minutes

2.20.09

Working Group: 1

Accomplishments

• Added floc blanket control valve and extended outlet into column to control height.
• Extended bubble trap tube.
• Rotated sedimentation tubes 90 degrees.
• Completed revision of semester goals
• Met with Monroe to improve system design and dicuss experiments.

Metrics

• Kellie updated the mathcad file to include calculations of flow rates based on our Vc range

Outcomes

• Need to update process control to include incrementation and a new state to change flow rates
• Need to order new tubes with larger diameters

Issues

• Process Controller
• Need to make a schedule to moniter the system
• Camera?

Any Overall Team Comments: Team Morale is high