The most difficult challenge I faced in this unit was to decide what size of PVC pipe to buy without a bottle; I drew the diameter of the pipe on the table using whiteboard markers and pulled a 1:1 Nongfu 5L bottle on the table too. Making such meticulous measurements without purchasing any items makes the jointing process extremely simple after I have purchased all the materials. When I was making the inside part of the Nongfu 5L bottle, Mr.Michie gave me a lot of helpful feedback/tips, such as using a toothpick on the top of the bottle could stable the thinner pipe that is inside, the thicker line. The making process was easy and done at a fast speed.
The planning part is done in great detail, which makes the subsequent work very easy; for my planning part, I initially didn’t have the wooden stand part planned out because I thought that my Radial flow settler could stand balance by itself and not lean on one side. After all, I thought the PVC pipe was light, but it was heavier than I had expected. I didn’t consider the weight of the Radial flow settler, and this caused me to do the gluing process in the last few days. I could have managed my time better in this project, but the making process was done well, and I have less focused on doing my blog post; this caused me to do my blog post after this project had finished.
Improve: What I could improve is to make all my process of making moving forward for a few days so that I’m going to do only some of my work in 2-3 days and worried about not getting it finished on time. I have struggled with choosing what project I will be doing, so next time, I will select the project I will do faster. My blog post should be done faster so I can use what’s on my blog post. Taking more photos while doing my project is also a great idea so that there are more pictures of me doing stuff. Still, time management could be improved.
What I learned and shared: During this project, I have learned many ways energy is transferred, especially the one I was making; it was about kinetic energy moving to gravitational energy. We don’t usually see this energy transformation in life; the radial flow settler is a part of the water purification system, purifying fish feces. It was my first time hearing the word Radial flow settler. I learned that work could be done quickly, but doing a workbook takes time. What I have shared is that I shared my project with my classmate on the 7th of march; while presenting, I introduced the use of a Radial flow settler and the function of each PVC pipe.
The Radial flow settler did well during this project. The system worked; no water leaked from my radial flow settler or the pipe. When searching for a tutorial video teaching me how to make a Radial flow settler, I could only find a video with a fish tank-sized tank. My final product was quite balanced after connecting the Radial flow settler with the wooden stand.
