Course detail

Selected Chapters from Water Supply

FAST-CP053Acad. year: 2017/2018

Drinking water sources, protection of water sources and its categories, new special methods and modern technologies, automation of water treatment plants, container WTP.
Water losses, technical equipment for leakage location,technical audit of distribution systems, reliability of water distribution networks, risk analysis, history of water supply sector in CZ, current international research projects in the field.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Ladislav Tuhovčák, CSc.

Department

Institute of Municipal Water Management (VHO)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Studend will be able to implement in the practice the new knowledge in water treatment and its extension in new and special technologies and special problems of water distribution.

Prerequisites

Chemistry and Technology of Water, Water supply

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1. Drinking water sources and their protection
2. New methods of coagulation, sludge blanket clarifiers inovation
3. New filtration materials, new types of filters, automation of water treatment plants
4. Container water treatment plants, membrane technologies
5. Water losses, indicators of water losses
6. Technical equipment for leakage
7. Technical audit of water supply systems
8. Planning fo reconstruction and rehabilitation of water supply systems
9. Water quality in distribution systems
10.Risk analysis of public water supply systems
11.Reliability of water distribution networks
11.Water supply performance indicators, water losses.
12.Control valves - excursion to ATJ company
13.Perfomance indicator in water supply sector, technical news, congferences and projects in the sector

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim is summary of knowledge in water treatment and its extension in new and special technologies and special problems of water distribution.

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

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-P-E-SI Master's

    branch V , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

  • Programme N-P-C-SI Master's

    branch V , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

  • Programme N-K-C-SI Master's

    branch V , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Ladislav Tuhovčák, CSc.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Ladislav Tuhovčák, CSc.