Undergraduate Course: Water and Wastewater Systems 3 (CIVE09026)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Civil |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course extends the hydrology of the 2nd year Water Resources course (U00470) and covers the practical considerations to be made resulting from the demand for water from community development by considering water consumption, water sources, water quality, treatment of water, wastewater and sludge, effluent disposal and river pollution. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | | | | King's Buildings | Tutorial | | 1-11 | 16:10 - 17:00 | | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: King's Buildings. Lecture Theatre 1, Sanderson Building |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Water and Wastewater Systems 3 | 2:00 | | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Water and Wastewater Systems 3 (CIVE09026) | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module, the student should be able to:
- understand the principles of a range of water, wastewater and sludge treatment processes;
- describe a range of water, wastewater and sludge treatment processes;
- carry out process design for a range of modern water, wastewater and sludge treatment processes.
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Assessment Information
| Degree examination: 100% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
Lectures: Titles & Contents
Water Treatment
1. Drinking Water Quality Standards (Lecture 1 & 2)
Historical Aspects; Water Quality Standards and Treatment Objectives; EU Drinking Water Directive; EU Water Framework Directive; WHO Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality; Estimation of Water Demand.
2. Water Sources and Introduction to Water Treatment (Lecture 3)
Sources of Water; Classes of Water Treatment; Introduction to Water Treatment; Basic Water Chemistry and Water Microbiology; Waterborne Diseases.
3 Coagulation, Flocculation, Clarification and flotation (Lecture 4)
Colloidal Suspension; Coagulation Processes; Coagulation Chemicals; Coagulant Aids; Operation of Coagulation and Flocculation Processes; Values of G and t in flocculation; flocculation equipment; The Jar Test; Sludge Blanket Clarification System; Types of Sludge Blanket Clarifiers; Plate Settling in Sludge Blanket Clarifiers; Dissolved Air Flotation; Flotation Units.
4 Coarse Media Filtration (Lectures 5 & 6)
Principals of Granular Media Filtration; Slow Sand Filtration; Rapid Gravity Filtration; Dual and Multi-Media Gravity Filtration; Backwashing; Air Scouring.
5 Other Water treatment Processes (Lecture 7 & 8)
Disinfection, Fluoridation; Hardness Removal; Activated Carbon Filtration; Ion Exchange; Membrane Processes (Membrane Filtration, Ultrafiltration, Nanofiltration, Reverse Osmosis).
Wastewater Treatment
6 Characterisation of Organic Effluent (Lecture 9)
Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD test; calculation of the reaction rate coefficient k); Other Methods of Assessing Oxygen Demand; Other Parameters Used in Urban Wastewater Description.
7 Stream Pollution and Effluent Standards (Lectures 10)
Organic Stream Pollution; Prediction of Organic Stream Pollution; Effluent Discharge Standards; Best Management Practice.
8 Introduction to Wastewater Treatment (Lecture 11)
Sewerage Systems; Sewers (combined sewers; separate systems; partially separate system; estimation of flow in sewers); Wastewater Treatment Design Flow Rates; Wastewater Treatment (physical operations; chemical operations; biological processes); Engineering Classification of Wastewater Treatment Stages; Layout of Wastewater Treatment Plants.
9 Preliminary and Primary Treatment Units (Lectures 12 & 13)
Design of Screening Units; Comminutors; Grit Removal; Types of Grit removal Chambers.
Classification of Settling Behaviours (class I, II and III settling); The Ideal Settling Tank. Design of Sedimentation Tanks; Loading Rate Methods; Details of Various Types of Sedimentation Tanks (storm tanks; primary sedimentation tanks; secondary sedimentation); Sedimentation Aids.
10 Introduction to Biological Treatment (Lecture 14)
Process Microbiology and Kinetics of Microbial Processes; Aerobic Biological Treatment Processes; Anaerobic Biological Treatment Processes; Anoxic Processes.
11 Fixed Film Reactors (Lecture 15)
Theory of Fixed Film Reactors; Design and Operation Of Trickling Filters; Design and Operation of Rotating Biological Contactors; Advantages And Disadvantages; Anaerobic Fixed Film Reactors.
12 Suspended Culture Treatment Systems (Lecture 16 & 17)
Theory of suspended Culture Reactors; F:M Ratio and its use In Design; Mean Cell Residence Time and its use in Design; Design and Operation of the Activated Sludge Process; Effect of Temperature on Design; Waste Sludge Production; Extended Aeration and Oxidation Ditches; Anaerobic Suspended Culture Systems.
13 Alternative Biological Treatment Processes (Lecture 18)
Removal of N and P by Biological Treatment Processes; Waste Stabilisation Ponds; Facultative Ponds; Constructed Treatment Wetlands; Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems.
14 Sludge Treatment Processes (Lecture 19)
Theory and Design of Sludge Thickening; Theory of Mechanical De-watering; Types of Mechanical De-watering systems; Disposal of Sludge to Land, Sludge Incineration.
15 Low Cost Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems (Lecture 20)
Design Considerations for Low Cost Water Supply Systems; Hand Pump Tube Wells; Design Considerations for Low Cost Water Wastewater Treatment Systems, Vault Latrines, Pit Latrines; Septic Tanks.
Tutorials and Practicals: Titles & Contents
The problem sheets (discussed during tutorials) listed below relate directly to the lectures listed above. The corresponding exercises will not be assessed, and contain additional material for higher ability students. The tutorials have a strong emphasis on design of the treatment processes.
Problem Sheet No. 1
Drinking Water Quality Standards.
Problem Sheet No. 2
Design of Coagulation, Flocculation, Sludge Blanket Clarifiers and Flotation Systems.
Problem Sheet No. 3
Design of Rapid Gravity Filtration.
Problem Sheet No. 4
Characterisation of Organic Effluent; Stream Pollution and Effluent Standards.
Problem Sheet No. 5
Primary Treatment Design.
Problem Sheet No. 6
Biological Treatment Design.
Problem Sheet No. 7
Sludge Treatment Design.
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Martin Gillie
Tel: (0131 6)50 7204
Email: M.Gillie@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Kathryn Nicol
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: kathryn.nicol@ed.ac.uk |
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