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If you are an interested graduate or undergraduate student, please email Dr. MacPhee with a short bio, including your CV or resume. For potential PhD students, please see the PhD program page.
If you are an interested graduate or undergraduate student, please email Dr. MacPhee with a short bio, including your CV or resume. For potential PhD students, please see the PhD program page.
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In wastewater treatment plants, aeration plays a significant role as it encourages aerobic respiration of microbes, which are necessary to break down carbonaceous matter in the waste stream. This process can account for the majority of energy use in wastewater treatment plants. The aeration process is also necessary in odor control in lagoons and in the aquaculture industry. Generally, the aeration process is accomplished with compressors or blowers which can be of low efficiency due to ideal gas laws. This study introduces the idea of increasing aeration efficiency by looping water from a reservoir through a piping network which includes a Venturi aspirator at its inlet. For this purpose, an experimental study has been conducted in a laboratory setup.. Continue Reading
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