Course detail

Water Supply

FAST-DPB031Acad. year: 2024/2025

Consumption and water demand, optimization of the water distribution systems, optimization of pressure conditions, using of PRV, water losses, methods of water losses reduction, technical equipment of leakage reduction, technical audit of water distribution network, evaluation criteria and indicators, rehabilitation planning.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

8

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Jan Ručka, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Municipal Water Management (VHO)

Entry knowledge

The knowledge on the level of subjectc BP003 Water Supply and CP053 Selected chapters of water supply.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

Development and improvment of the knowledge in public watre supply sector, especially in design of water supply systems, estimation and increasing of reliability of these systems and rehabilitation planning etc.
Advanced knowledge in some special problems of water supply as water losses, technical auditing and rehabilitation planning, risk analysis etc.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme DKA-V Doctoral 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme DPA-V Doctoral 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme DPC-V Doctoral 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme DPC-V Doctoral 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Tomáš Kučera, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1.- 2. Analysis of water consumption, methods of water need calculation. 3.- 4. Optimization of water system design. 5.- 6. Optimization of water distribution networks pressure condition. 7.- 8. Water losses, methods of their reporting, economic level of water losses, Smart water meters. 9.- 10. Indicators of technical state and methods of their determination. 11. Assessment of technical condition of water supply systems. 12. Reconstruction planning. 13. Risk analysis of water supply systems.