Ian Cullings, Isa Kaminsky, Ananya Gangadhar
ABSTRACT:
Since Spring 2017, the AguaClara Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) Team has been working on a detailed design of modified, pilot-scale UASB reactor originally proposed in an EPA P3 proposal. A UASB reactor treats wastewater anaerobically and produces biogas as a by-product. Working towards that goal, the team has created Python code to record the design process and calculations for this AguaClara UASB.
Over the summer of 2018, the UASB team's main goal has been to finish a complete design of a UASB wastewater treatment system, and fabricate an influent system. Future teams will work on fabrication of the entire system and testing at the Ithaca Area Wastewater Plant before implementation in Honduras.
