In water and wastewater treatment, sedimentation is used to separate particulates, such as soil or biomass, from water. Similar in operation to settling tanks and clarifiers, sedimentation basins are used to remove sediment from water on field scale systems. Design practices that improve the sediment removal in basins will be developed through experimental evaluation and computer modeling. This research relates to the Earth Science NASA Enterprise. Ray Wakeland , Intercollege Research Program in Acoustics Wakeland's research is in thermoacoustics, the interaction of heat and sound.
Thermoacoustic devices use few or no moving parts.
The no-stack idea offers the possibility of improved cycle efficiency, ease of fabrication, and reduced size and weight. Thermoacoustic refrigeration has potential applications in both the Aero-Space Technology and the Human Exploration and Development of Space NASA Enterprises. Go Back Go to The Pennsylvania State University U. Ed.