We have officially put the flume together! Which was super cool to see and very exciting. I think that I have been working on this project for so long that it became something in my head that I never really thought was going to materialize. So I am super grateful for the DKC because they allowed me to take this project to the next level. The PVC welding was super easy and affective, and it was definitely the right thing for this project. I have been using OnShape quite a bit recently to design 3D models of some things to see how they look, and to hopefully 3D print them soon. I will attach some of those images in this post:
This was a 3D model of the flume, with the correct dimensions. I pushed it to a drawing because I liked the way that it looked almost like a blueprint. For the other images, I left them as a 3D image.
In a previous post I mentioned a “flow strainer,” which was a 3D printer mechanism to decrease the velocity of water in the flume. This is the 3D model for the flow strainer, and I think this makes it much easier to image.
Research Presentation
Later today is the UMW Research and Creativity Day. I will be presenting my individual research in unison with the Digital Knowledge Center research, since they go hand-in-hand. It will be a great time, and I’m hopeful that it will expose the DKC to many more STEM majors, since I think it is a great resource for research-oriented minds. Below, I will upload an image of my Poster, so that even if you’re not there, you can give it a look!
