Finite Element Modeling of Flow Through Ceramic Pot Filters by Anna C. Kelly B.S. Environmental Engineering Science Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012 Submitted to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF ENGINEERING in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology June 2013 © 2013 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. All rights reserved. Signature of Author ________________________________________________________________________ Anna C. Kelly Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering May 10, 2013 Certified by______________________________________________________________________ Peter Shanahan Senior Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering Thesis Supervisor Accepted by ________________________________________________________________________ Heidi M. Nepf Chair, Departmental Committee for Graduate Students