Pilot Plant Meeting Minutes

Spring 2009 Minutes

March 27, 2009

Working Group: 1

Accomplishments

Caulked holes from previous baffle layouts for 32 baffles to allow for reuse on secondary baffle system setup
Drilled holes and cut baffles according to Adjustable Baffle System design

Outcomes

Completed baffles for secondary baffle system which when system is complete will allow for one system to be adjusted while another system is in the tank being tested

Working Group: 2

Accomplishments

Calculated range of energy dissipation rates for various non-tapered baffle spacings (b)

Metrics

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Q = 100 L/min
K _baffle = 4
Π _cell = 4
w = .305 m
b = various spacings (m)

b (m)	ε (mW/kg)
.0051	12.275
.076	2.425
.102	.767
.127	.314
.152	0.152
.178	0.082
.203	0.048

Outcomes

Have range of values of spacings to be tested with adjustable baffle system to find an optimal energy dissipation rate. With both sets of baffles done and a range of dissipation rates to test we can turn on the plant and begin taking turbidity profiles.

Working Group 3

Accomplishments

Begun addressing issues of organization from midterm wiki feedback
Begun overall reorganization/recombination of redundant pages

Outcomes

Pilot Plant wiki space is gradually becoming more organized