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
• Cut Pex tubing as spacers for secondary baffle system
• Assembled secondary baffle system

Outcomes

• Completed secondary baffle system to allow for one system to be adjusted while another system is in the tank being tested

Working Group: 2

Accomplishments

• Calculated range of non-tapered baffle spacings to be tested using an energy dissipation rate of 0.4 mW/kg (various increments around the spacing for 0.4 mW/kg).
  • Using 0.4 mW/kg because that is the energy dissipation rate used by the Design team

Metrics

• Put calculations of baffle spacing for energy dissipation rate of 0.4 here

Outcomes

• Have range of values of spacings to be tested with adjustable baffle system