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Code
SE-BUD1
Version
3.1
Offered by
Supply Engineering
ECTS
5
Prerequisites
General admission requirements.
Main purpose
Humans’ life is dependent on the access to clean drinking water and therefore also removal of contaminants from waste water. This course gives a basic introduction to the resources the demand calculations and main processes in drinking water and waste water utility companies.
Knowledge
Upon completion of the course, the students have gained knowledge of:
• Components of drinking water and wastewater
• Quality requirements for drinking water and wastewater discharge
• Basic processes involved in drinking water and wastewater treatment
Skills
Upon completion of the course, the studenst will be able to:
• Make basic analyses for drinking water and wastewater quality
• Simple dimensioning of drinking water treatment
• Calculation of drinking water consumption and wastewater produced
• Present results for drinking water and wastewater quality
Competences
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to apply knowledge and skills to:
• At a basic level suggest a process design for drinking water and wastewater
• Analyse demand and/or flows for a given area
• Relate the demands for the quality to the existing legislations
• Perform simple laboratory analyses
• Describe the main components of each system
Topics
Teaching methods and study activities
The teaching style is based on the theories of Problem Based Learning (PBL) and the activities are a mixture of Lectures, collection of data and its analysis, report writing, assignments solved with assistance of lecturer discussions in groups assisted by the lecturer, presentations, self-study, homework assignments.
137.5 hours of work for the student.
Resources
• Von Sperling M.; 2007; Wastewater Characteristics, Treatment and Disposal
• Henze M., Harremoes P., la Cour Jansen J., Arvin E.; 1997; Wastewater Treatment Biological and Chemical Processes
• de Moel P. J., Verberk J. Q. J. C., van Dijk J. C.; 2006; Drinking Water Principles and Practices
• Collection of latest articles and related material will be provided as required.
Evaluation
Examination
Exam prerequisites:
None
Type of exam:
Ongoing assessment of three written assignments, handed in according to deadline and a final exam in the form of a written assignment, each weighing 25%.
Internal assessment.
Tools allowed:
NA
Re-exam:
Individual oral exam, 20 minutes, with internal assessment.
Grading criteria
Grading based on the Danish 7 point scale.
Additional information
Responsible
Agnieszka Behrend
Valid from
01-08-2023 00:00:00
Course type
Keywords
Distribution system, drinking water treatment, sewer systems, wastewater treatment, drinking water consumption, wastewater production, quality limits.