Course detail

Advanced Sewerage and WWTP

FAST-CP56Acad. year: 2014/2015

The course introduces students to selected issues of drainage and waste water from urbanized areas. The course related to broader issues solved within the course “Sewerage and Wastewater Treatment”. The course is established on basic general subjects, such as “Hydraulics” and “Hydrology”.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Jaroslav Raclavský, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Municipal Water Management (VHO)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student obtains the following professional knowledge and skills: design of vacuum and pressure sewers, design of pumping equipment in sewer systems, knowledge of the energy performance of sewerage systems, methods of evaluation of the technical state of the sewerage network, modern technologies used in wastewater treatment plants the size of 1-50 EP and city WWTP, knowledge of membrane processes.

Prerequisites

Hydrology, Hydroinformatics, Hydraulics, Sewerage, WWTP

Co-requisites

Realisation of water structures

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Presentation of the recommended calculation procedures, photo slideshows and video sequences from the field of sewerage and WWTP, project documentation, longitudinal profiles. LMS Moodle.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Mandatory participation in seminars at the seminars (only allowed two excused absence) submitting examples of exercises deadlines. Written and oral examination.

Course curriculum

1. Introduction
2. Design of vacuum sewerage.
3. Design of pressure sewerage. The transport of waste water - pumping equipment in sewer networks.
4. Energy performance of sewer networks.
5. Survey and evaluation of the technical conditions of sewer networks.
6. Modern technology use in waste water treatment plant to 50 EP.
7. Modern technology use in city waste water treatment.
8. Membrane processes.

Work placements

not required

Aims

The primary purpose of this course is to review the current of art in urban drainage, with emphasis on drainage impacts on the receiving waters, means of impact mitigation and implementation of the national standards and management programs. The subject brings groudings about Planning, Design, Operation, Rehabilitation of Sewer systems and information about hydroinformatics tools.

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

The study of recommended websites. Study of national and European standards.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

PRAX, Petr a BERÁNEK, Josef: Navrhování tlakové kanalizace. Brno: Noel 2000 s.r.o., 1998. ISBN 80-86020-7. (CS)

Recommended reading

Editor: Garr M. Jones, Editor: Robert L. Sanks, Editor: George Tchobanoglous: Pumping Station Design, 3rd Edition. Elsevier Science & Technology (United Kingdom), 2008. ISBN-13: 9781856175135. (EN)
HLAVÍNEK, Petr, MIČÍN, Jan, PRAX, Petr: Příručka stokování a čištění. NOEL 2000, 2001. (CS)
MAYS Larry W.: Stormwater collection systems design handbook. The McGraw-Hill Companies, 2001. ISBN-10: 0071354719. (EN)
MIČÍN, Jan. a kol.: Problematika stokových sítí a čistíren odpadních vod. Brno: FAST, VUT, 1998. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-K-C-SI Master's

    branch V , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme N-P-C-SI Master's

    branch V , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme N-P-E-SI Master's

    branch V , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jaroslav Raclavský, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction
2. Design of vacuum sewerage.
3. Design of pressure sewerage. The transport of waste water - pumping equipment in sewer networks.
4. Energy performance of sewer networks.
5. Survey and evaluation of the technical conditions of sewer networks.
6. Modern technology use in waste water treatment plant to 50 EP.
7. Modern technology use in city waste water treatment.
8. Membrane processes.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jaroslav Raclavský, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction
2. Design of vacuum sewerage.
3. Design of pumping station.
4. Design of vacuum station/pressure sewer.
5. Design of domestic WWTP.
6. Design of the selected parts of WWTP.
7. Design of the membrane.
8. Credit.