For this Fall 2010 semester, I am working on the Inlet Manifold team. Some major achievements of our semester include proving the presence of pressure recovery, and discovering the horizontal velocity component of the exiting jets. These contributed to the circular flow we observed in dye tests on a model of the sedimentation tank. My main contributions this semester were mainly to help document our discoveries by:
Currently, our team is working on producing design recommendations. I am working on a document that explains why and how we would increase the inlet manifold from a 6" to an 8" pipe as a potential retrofit as well as a design for a new plant. This will be available in the appendix of our final report.