Nicole Schmidt
“Optimizing Fluid Flow Systems”
Sir Winston Churchill High School, Calgary AB
I developed a method to create and stabilize bulk bubble foam, which was then used to successfully separate ultrafine heavy metal particles dispersed in industrial processing water and groundwater. Through a reduction in the frequency of bubble coalescence, I increased the agglomeration rate of the foam, improving overall stability and density, which increased the total recovery percentage of particulate matter from the fluid system.