Course detail

Selected Chapters from Water Supply

FAST-CP53Acad. year: 2011/2012

Drinking water sources, protection of water sources and its categories, new special methods of water treatment, drinking water quality, bottled waters, modern technologies in sludge management of water treatment plants, automation of water treatment plants, leakage and failure rates, technical audit of distribution systems, reliability, risk analysis, history of water supply sector in CZ and other Cenral European Countries.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

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

Requirements for successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Course curriculum

1.Drinking water sources and their protection.
2.New methods of coagulation.
3.Sludge blanket clarifiers inovation.
4.Filtration with coagulant. Pressure filtration. Other types of filters.
5.Rapid filtration mechanism, filtration materials.
6.Membrane processes of water treatment.
7.Modern technologies in sludge management of water treatment plants.Automation of water treatment plants.
8.Water supply performance indicators, water losses.
9.Failures, technical audit of water distribution network.
10.Technical audit of water tanks and pumping stations.
11.Reliability of water supply systems.
12.Risk analysis, Water Safety Plans.
13.History of water supply systems in CZ and other European countries.

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

AWWA: Handbook of Drinking Water Quality (2nd Edition). AWWA, 1997.
AWWA: Water Quality and Treatment (5th Edition). AWWA, 1999.
Grünwald A.: Úprava vody. ČVUT Praha, 2002.
Látal, M., Tesařík, I., Zeman, R.: Vybrané statě z vodárenství. VUT Brno, 1989.
Žáček, L.: Chemické a technologické procesy úpravy vody. NOEL 2000, 2000.

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.