Course detail
Water tanks and pumping stations
FAST-BP52Acad. year: 2014/2015
Design the elevation and volume of water storage reservoirs, equipment fitting and storage chambers, types of water tanks, construction methods of water tanks.
Basic types of pumps, ways of involving pumps, pumps with variable speed, technological and service equipment of pumping stations, construction of pumping stations, cavitation, watre hammer protection , booster stations.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
4
Mode of study
Not applicable.
Guarantor
Department
Institute of Municipal Water Management (VHO)
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Ability to design the water tankd, calculating their volume and equipment of water tank valve chambers.
Ability to design the technical equipment of water supply pumping stations, water hammer protection, construction of pumping station buildings.
Ability to design the technical equipment of water supply pumping stations, water hammer protection, construction of pumping station buildings.
Prerequisites
Hydraulic
Municipal Technical Equipment Networks
Municipal Technical Equipment Networks
Co-requisites
The course take place parallel with the the subjectt BP03 Water supply and increasing the basic knowledge of water tanks and water supply pumping stations obtained in BP03 Water Supply course.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Presentation of the recommended computational procedures, using of software tool EPANET 2.0 for hydraulic calculation, photo slideshows and video sequences of real water tanks and pumping stations, samples of design documentation, field trips to selected water tank and pumping station.
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. Physical properties of pumped media, hydraulic of pipe fittings, local head losses
losses
2. Types of water storage tanks, storage design, elevation location of the tanks
3. Equipment of the water tank valve chambers
4. Building design and construction of water storage tanks
5. Excursion to the selected water storage tank
6. Centrifugal types of pumps, the basic pumps curves
7. The proposal of basic pumping system - pumps, transmission main, water storage tank
8. Suction side of the pump, energy usage, efficiency and optimization of pumping stations
pump operation
9. Booster pumping stations, pumps with variable speed
10.Water hammer, protection against the water hammer, cavitation
11.Pressure reducing and control valves
12.Excursion to the selected pumping station
13.Producers of the pumps, databases of the pumps
losses
2. Types of water storage tanks, storage design, elevation location of the tanks
3. Equipment of the water tank valve chambers
4. Building design and construction of water storage tanks
5. Excursion to the selected water storage tank
6. Centrifugal types of pumps, the basic pumps curves
7. The proposal of basic pumping system - pumps, transmission main, water storage tank
8. Suction side of the pump, energy usage, efficiency and optimization of pumping stations
pump operation
9. Booster pumping stations, pumps with variable speed
10.Water hammer, protection against the water hammer, cavitation
11.Pressure reducing and control valves
12.Excursion to the selected pumping station
13.Producers of the pumps, databases of the pumps
Work placements
Not applicable.
Aims
Extend a basic knowledge of water tanks and pumping stations that received the student in subject BP03 Water supply. The goal is to enable graduate students to solve a simple case of a water tanks and pumping stations design, the ability to work with specialists in dealing with complex issues.
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
The study of recommended catalogs and websites of pumps producers.
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable.
Basic literature
Not applicable.
Recommended reading
Cabrera, E.: Pups, Electromechanical Devices and Systems. Balbena Publishers, 2003.
Paciga: Projektovanie a prevadzka čerpacej techniky. Alfa, Bratislava, 1990.
Pivoda - Šálek: Čerpací stanice. SNTL, 1982.
Teasdale. M.: European Pumps and Pumpinng. CHW Roles, 1998.
Paciga: Projektovanie a prevadzka čerpacej techniky. Alfa, Bratislava, 1990.
Pivoda - Šálek: Čerpací stanice. SNTL, 1982.
Teasdale. M.: European Pumps and Pumpinng. CHW Roles, 1998.
Classification of course in study plans
Type of course unit
Lecture
26 hod., optionally
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Physical properties of pumped media, hydraulic of pipe fittings, local head losses
losses
2. Types of water storage tanks, storage design, elevation location of the tanks
3. Equipment of the water tank valve chambers
4. Building design and construction of water storage tanks
5. Excursion to the selected water storage tank
6. Centrifugal types of pumps, the basic pumps curves
7. The proposal of basic pumping system - pumps, transmission main, water storage tank
8. Suction side of the pump, energy usage, efficiency and optimization of pumping stations
pump operation
9. Booster pumping stations, pumps with variable speed
10.Water hammer, protection against the water hammer, cavitation
11.Pressure reducing and control valves
12.Excursion to the selected pumping station
13.Producers of the pumps, databases of the pumps
losses
2. Types of water storage tanks, storage design, elevation location of the tanks
3. Equipment of the water tank valve chambers
4. Building design and construction of water storage tanks
5. Excursion to the selected water storage tank
6. Centrifugal types of pumps, the basic pumps curves
7. The proposal of basic pumping system - pumps, transmission main, water storage tank
8. Suction side of the pump, energy usage, efficiency and optimization of pumping stations
pump operation
9. Booster pumping stations, pumps with variable speed
10.Water hammer, protection against the water hammer, cavitation
11.Pressure reducing and control valves
12.Excursion to the selected pumping station
13.Producers of the pumps, databases of the pumps
Exercise
26 hod., compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Calculation of head losses
2. Calculation of local head losses in fittings
3. Calculation and design of water tank volume
4. Equipment of water tank valve chamber
5. Excursion to the selected water tank
6. Epanet 2.0 - hydraulic analysis of water distribution network, introduction
7. Epanet 2.0 - enter the parameters of hydraulic system - pumps, transmission main, water tank
8. Epanet 2.0 - setting the operating point of the pump system
9. Epanet 2.0 - kvazidynamic hydraulic analysis of the proposed pumping system
10.Epanet 2.0. - Office hours
11.Design of control and pressure reducing valves
12.Excursion to the selected pumping station
13.Credit
2. Calculation of local head losses in fittings
3. Calculation and design of water tank volume
4. Equipment of water tank valve chamber
5. Excursion to the selected water tank
6. Epanet 2.0 - hydraulic analysis of water distribution network, introduction
7. Epanet 2.0 - enter the parameters of hydraulic system - pumps, transmission main, water tank
8. Epanet 2.0 - setting the operating point of the pump system
9. Epanet 2.0 - kvazidynamic hydraulic analysis of the proposed pumping system
10.Epanet 2.0. - Office hours
11.Design of control and pressure reducing valves
12.Excursion to the selected pumping station
13.Credit