Barr, Bennett Elizabeth (2016) Evaluation of the Use of High Frequency Acoustic Cavitation to Improve Water Quality in Commercial Catfish Operations. Undergraduate thesis, under the direction of James Chambers and Cristiane Surbeck from Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, The University of Mississippi.
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Catfish processing plants must chill the water used for their fillet wash and flush and refill their piping systems frequently, requiring a pause in operations until the piping flush is complete. There is a need for a (preferably non-chemical) solution that enables the plants to chill the water less and flush their systems less often to mitigate high energy and water consumption. High amplitude acoustic waves (sonication) were introduced into water samples from catfish ponds to determine if they could be used as a replacement for chemical treatments to improve the water quality in the plant piping systems. Preliminary tests proved positive with an approximately 29% reduction in coliform concentration with some tests as high as 60%. Future improvements and further experiments are planned to explore this technology in new applications.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Undergraduate) |
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| Creators: | Barr, Bennett Elizabeth |
| Student's Degree Program(s): | B.S. Mechanical Engineering |
| Thesis Advisor: | James Chambers and Cristiane Surbeck |
| Thesis Advisor's Department: | Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering |
| Institution: | The University of Mississippi |
| Subjects: | S Agriculture > SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Bennett Elizabeth Barr |
| Date Deposited: | 13 May 2016 19:07 |
| Last Modified: | 13 May 2016 19:07 |
| URI: | http://thesis.honors.olemiss.edu/id/eprint/594 |
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