Tomorrow we get the pleasure of presenting our project to some of the engineering professors of Drexel University. Though the progression through our project was by no means perfect, the vast majority of the project went by smoothly.
As this was the first fully self-directed project of this group, there were a few flaws in design and mishaps the execution of our procedure. For instance, there was a minor issue (reported in more detail earlier in the blog series) where the ultraviolet light bulb burnt out only moments after receiving and testing it. Additionally, one of the more major of our issues came by the form of our reverse osmosis filter. It became readily apparent - after a few tests - that the filter was unreliable as far as performance. The initial test - consisting of running a few liters of Powerade through the apparatus - worked decently well. The sugar content and flavoring of the product was significantly reduced from the initial liquid. The coloring of the product was more transparent to some extent, but lesser than was predicted. We decided this was a successful test and that the reverse osmosis filter was low-quality (for budget reasons). The second and third tests were far less successful. It came to our realization that the reverse osmosis filter had failed to work entirely, resulting in the failed filtration of Powerade and a protein shake.
The rest of the apparatus works as perfectly as expected, with no leaks appearing throughout the entirety of the system.
Our group is proud to present the product that our effort, time, and hard work has created. Even though it may not have ended up as a perfect representation of our initial idea, we are confident that the audience will be impressed by what they see: a finished purification system.
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