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Water and wastewater processes and mass balances (update in progress)
Code
SE-BUD2
Version
1.0
Offered by
Supply Engineering
ECTS
5
Prerequisites
Main purpose
Quality of the drinking water distributed along consumers is highly dependent on the processes involved in raw water treatment. Wastewater that is going through wastewater treatment plant has special quality requirements before it is discharged to recipients. This course gives an overview of the processes involved in drinking water and waste water treatment and evaluates on the performance of already existing treatment plants and their design.
Knowledge
Upon completion of the course, the students have gained knowledge of:
• Treatment processes involved for drinking water and wastewater.
• The concept of water and mass balances, which are key elements for understanding the behaviour of a treatment plant.
• Possible optimization methods for already existing treatment plants.
Skills
Upon completion of the course, the students will be able to:
• Perform a flow diagram with the water and mass balance.
• Complete simple dimensioning of treatment plant .
• Analyse the actual data from the existing treatment plant .
• Calculate the quantity of different factors needed to perform the efficient treatment.
Competences
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to apply knowledge and skills to:
• Propose a process design for drinking water and wastewater.
• Analyse treatment efficiency of existing treatment plant.
• Evaluate data from drinking water and wastewater treatment plant.
• Suggest the optimization possibilities for existing treatment plant.
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
• Skytte Hjorth E.; 2023; Wastewater Treatment
• 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
Exam type:
Ongoing assessment of three written assignments, handed in according to deadline and an exam in the form of a written assignment, equally weighted.
Internal assessment
Tools allowed:
N/A
Re-exam:
Individual oral exam, 20 minutes, internal assessment.
Grading criteria
Additional information
Responsible
Henrik Bjørn
Valid from
01-08-2024 00:00:00
Course type
Keywords
Drinking water treatment processes, wastewater treatment processes, process optimization, mass balance, water balance, data analysis