During the Final Design Review, we delved into the details of our proposed water softening solutions: ion exchange and pellet softening. Our liaisons, Wes and Tom, raised valid concerns about the novelty of pellet reactor technology and requested specifics about… Read More
Efficient Operations and Sustainable Practices
Starting up and maintaining ion exchange systems involves several critical steps to ensure efficient operation. During initial startup, regeneration cycles are essential, with careful attention to valve operations and brine concentration. The system’s controller setup is tailored to each system’s… Read More
Risky
The risks associated with ion exchangers and pellet reactors encompass several key areas. Firstly, the presence of compounds in water leading to resin fouling can result in resin damage, necessitating frequent replacements. This risk is mitigated through pretreatment steps like… Read More
How do Pellet Reactors work?
Imagine your water is hard like a rock. Pellet softening is like magic that turns that rock into a fluffy cloud! Instead of clumpy lime causing trouble, we use a cool system that makes the water softer. Hard water comes… Read More
Clarity in Complexity
This week our team has been putting in werk, my apologies work for our prototype inspection day and video. In the past, we have had comments that people do not understand what we’re selling. Thus, we thought to make a… Read More
Lights…camera…Action!
In our recent project endeavors, we’ve achieved several milestones worth celebrating. Firstly, we efficiently allocated sections of the Final Design Report (FDR) to each team member, ensuring comprehensive coverage of the report’s requirements. Additionally, we meticulously prepared for the Prototype… Read More
Raining Ideas
In the serene embrace of crystal clear waters, amidst the rhythmic melody of raindrops, our journey unfolds with the beauty of resilience amidst the raindrops. Just as nature’s elements intertwine, so do our accomplishments and plans. Like the delicate dance… Read More
Let’s get down to business
This week is GO week, and we don’t mean PokemonGo. Our team has been working as hard as we possibly came getting vendors quotes, operation costs, compiling theses costs, and analyzing external components such as valves, pumps, and electricity to… Read More
All aboard!
Choo! Choo! The wheels are turning!!! In recent accomplishments, the team successfully generated process flow diagrams and forwarded them to Duke Energy for estimating installation costs. Additionally, the sub-team focused on Ion Exchanger operations meticulously calculated the waste output from… Read More
Its a Hard Knock Life…for water
Do you feel like a hard ion drifting through the water, wanting to start again? I know the calcium and magnesium ions in the Florida well water definitely do. This week our team continued our journey and struggles with vendors.… Read More
Into the Thick of It
We’re tramping through the forest of UF! On and ON we push! We can absolutely see where we’re going, and that is to creating the most stellar financial cost report analysis you can imagine!This week our team took on the… Read More
Blast off!!!
We’re going on a trip, on our favorite rocketship!!!! This week, our team has been on a warp-speed mission, reaching out to vendors like there’s no tomorrow. Picture us zipping through the vast expanse of emails, engaging in interstellar phone… Read More
Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls
As the old saying that I just made up in my head goes, you can’t chase waterfalls if you are the water. This week our team has been working diligently to set intentions, expectations, and tasks to ensure our… Read More
Dude we’re getting the gang back together!
Happy New Year, everyone! We hope you missed us! Despite the winter break over the past few weeks, our team made some progress in the project. Karim reached out to membrane softening facilities to gather more information about long-term operation.… Read More
Tis the season
This week was the last week of IPPD fall semester. Our team presented our system level design report to our Duke Energy liaisons. After weeks of hardwork, we are nearing the end. In honor of the end of the semester,… Read More
Our IPPD Wrapped
This week our team presented our system level design presentation to our peers for feedback for the real presentation next Tuesday! We received both positive feedback and constructive criticism for their presentation. Positive aspects included improved group energy, a well-received… Read More
Head above Crystal Clear water
This week, our team dove into the deep end with our prototype inspection day, making waves as we presented our “prototype” to judges for a splash of feedback. Instead of a physical prototype, we navigated the day with a PowerPoint… Read More
Hard Work! Work!
It’s never a dull week with Crystal Clear Waters, and currently, the waters are anything but clear. This semester has all of us stoking the flame, but we prevail and steer our ship towards dawn! This week has been focused… Read More
The Calm of the Eclipse
In the midst of the recent hustle and bustle, our team relished a comparatively tranquil week. Perhaps this was due to the energy from the lunar eclipse or the stressful past weeks. Nevertheless, this was a welcomed respite from the… Read More
Spooktacular week!
This week was an exhilarating one for Crystal Clear Waters as we conducted our PDR presentation with our liaison. Due to unforeseen obstacles, our team had to swiftly transition from an in-person meeting to a conference call. Nevertheless, nothing can… Read More
The Nightmare Before PDR
As the full moon loomed in the night sky, our dedicated team toiled tirelessly over cauldrons of ideas, concocting a bewitching brew for the upcoming peer-review preliminary design report (PDR) presentation on a fateful Tuesday. Unfortunately, we ran out of… Read More
Something is brewin’, ‘bout to begin
Winds in the east! The cold’s coming in, and so are we! This week, the team worked on developing rough drafts of process flow diagrams for the various technologies we have been researching. Rest assured, I won’t delve into the… Read More
Go, Greased Lightnin’!
Beep beep!! Here comes Crystal Clear Waters cruising through highway IPPD! This past week, our team revved up our car salesmanship skills at the IPPD FPL Six Sigma White Belt certification, hosted by the dynamic Florida Power Line Company (FPL).… Read More
When life gives you lime…
This week, Crystal Clear Waters embarked on an aquatic adventure to the Crystal River North water treatment plant! We got the opportunity to tour the facility and talk to both engineers and plant operators to uncover what the main… Read More
Plant Visit (Camila’s Version)
This week, my team traveled all the way to Crystal River for our very first site visit! The day started early with seven of us, including our amazing coach, Dr. Bean, in a mini-van, listening to Frank Ocean (my pick).… Read More