Course detail

Selected Chapters from Water Supply

FAST-CP053Acad. year: 2023/2024

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)

Entry knowledge

Chemistry and Technology of Water, Water supply

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

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

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-P-C-SI Master's

    branch V , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme N-K-C-SI Master's

    branch V , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Ladislav Tuhovčák, CSc.

Syllabus

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

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Ladislav Tuhovčák, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Entering the essay S1 - description a characteristics of real water supply system 2. Working and consultation in essay S1 3. Working and consultation in essay S1 4. Presentation of essays S1 5. Presentation of essays S1 6. Presentation of essays S1 7. Participation in conference VODA Zlín 8. Entering the essay S2 - translation and presentation of the content of foreign scientific article 9. Working and consultation in essay S2 10.Working and consultation in essay S2 11.Presentation of essays S2 12.Presentation of essays S2 13.Presentation of essays S2, credit.