Course detail

Wastewater Engineering

FAST-CP57Acad. year: 2013/2014

The subject is to enable cooperation of foreign students in the training lessons arranged for the field of study “Water Structures and Management”. It is focused on recognizing and practicing of English terminology in the field of water supply.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Petr Hlavínek, CSc., MBA

Department

Institute of Municipal Water Management (VHO)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Ability to understand the technological processes of wastewater treatment, design wastewater treatment plants, provide calculation of wastewater production and quality of wastewater and dimensioning of basic technolological stages. The capability to work with wastewater teratment plant documentation.

Prerequisites

Chemistry and water technology, hydraulics, hydrology, design of civil constructions

Co-requisites

Technologies used for water treatment

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations. Presentation of the recommended computational methods. Presentations of photographs and videos from real instalations of WWTP´s. Samples of model project documentations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Mandatory participation in seminars at the seminars (only allowed two excused absence) submitting examples of exercises deadlines. Written and oral examination.

Course curriculum

1.Wastewater engineering: An overview, flow rates, characteristics
2.Wastewater treatment objectives, methods and implementation considerations, wastewater treatment plant design
3.Physical unit operations, chemical unit processes
4.Biological unit processes
5.Design of facilities for the physical, chemical and biological treatment of wastewater
6.Advanced wastewater treatment
7.Design of facilities for treatment and disposal of sludge
8.Effluent disposal, impact on receiving water

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Technological and hydraulic design of WWTP, technology of wastewater treatment and sludge treatment

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Study of recomended web sites of producers and suppliers of wastewater treatment technologies.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Metcalf + Eddy: Wastewater Engineering, Treatment, Disposal and Reuse. McGRAW-HILL, New York, 2002. ISBN-10: 007124140X. (EN)

Recommended literature

Degrémont: Water Treatment Handbook. New York, 1989. (EN)
Shun Dar Lin: Water and Wastewater Calculation Manual. MC Graw Hill, 2007. ISBN-13 978-0-07-147624-9. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-K-C-SI Master's

    branch V , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme N-P-C-SI Master's

    branch V , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme N-P-E-SI Master's

    branch V , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Petr Hlavínek, CSc., MBA

Syllabus

1.Wastewater engineering: An overview, flow rates, characteristics
2.Wastewater treatment objectives, methods and implementation considerations, wastewater treatment plant design
3.Physical unit operations, chemical unit processes
4.Biological unit processes
5.Design of facilities for the physical, chemical and biological treatment of wastewater
6.Advanced wastewater treatment
7.Design of facilities for treatment and disposal of sludge
8.Effluent disposal, impact on receiving water

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Petr Hlavínek, CSc., MBA

Syllabus

1.Flow at WWTP, basic scheme of WWTP
2.Mechanical treatment - screens
3.Mechanical treatment - settling tank
4.Biological treatment- activated sludge tank
5.Consultation
6.Biological treatment- final clarifier
7.Sludge treatment - sludge production, slugge balance
8.Zápočet