Course Details
Selected Chapters from Water Supply
Academic Year 2022/23
NPB019 course is part of 1 study plan
NPC-SIV Summer Semester 1st year
Drinking water sources, protection of water sources and its categories, new special methods and modern technologies, automation of water treatment plants, container WTP.
Water losses, technical equipment for leakage location
Water quality, measurement of turbidity, flushing of water distribution networks.
Technical audit of distribution systems, reliability of water distribution networks, risk analysis.
History of water supply sector in CZ, current international research projects in the field.
Course Guarantor
Institute
Objective
The aim is summary of knowledge in water treatment and its extension in new and special technologies and special problems of water distribution.
Knowledge
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.
Syllabus
1. Drinking water sources and their protection.
2. New methods of coagulation, sludge blanket clarifiers inovation.
3. New filtration materials, new types of filters, automation of water treatment plants.
4. Container water treatment plants, membrane technologies.
5. Water losses, indicators of water losses, using of Smart Water Meters.
6. Technical equipment for leakage.
7. Technical audit of water supply systems.
8. Planning fo reconstruction and rehabilitation of water supply systems.
9. Water quality in distribution systems.
10. Risk analysis of public water supply systems.
11. Reliability of water distribution networks.
11. Water supply performance indicators, water losses.
12. Control valves - excursion to ATJ company.
13. Perfomance indicator in water supply sector, technical news, congferences and projects in the sector.
Prerequisites
Chemistry and Technology of Water, Water supply.
Language of instruction
Czech
Credits
4 credits
Semester
summer
Forms and criteria of assessment
course-unit credit and examination
Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences
Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.
Offered to foreign students
Not to offer
Course on BUT site
Lecture
13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective
Syllabus
1. Drinking water sources and their protection.
2. New methods of coagulation, sludge blanket clarifiers inovation.
3. New filtration materials, new types of filters, automation of water treatment plants.
4. Container water treatment plants, membrane technologies.
5. Water losses, indicators of water losses, using of Smart Water Meters.
6. Technical equipment for leakage.
7. Technical audit of water supply systems.
8. Planning fo reconstruction and rehabilitation of water supply systems.
9. Water quality in distribution systems.
10. Risk analysis of public water supply systems.
11. Reliability of water distribution networks.
11. Water supply performance indicators, water losses.
12. Control valves - excursion to ATJ company.
13. Perfomance indicator in water supply sector, technical news, congferences and projects in the sector.
Exercise
13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory
Syllabus
1. Entering the seminar work S1 – description a characteristics of real water supply system.
2. Working and consultation in seminar work S1.
3. Working and consultation in seminar work S1.
4. Presentation of seminar work S1.
5. Presentation of seminar work S1.
6. Presentation of seminar work S1.
7. Participation in conference VODA Zlín.
8. Entering the seminar work S2 – translation and presentation of the content of foreign scientific article.
9. Working and consultation in seminar work S2.
10. Working and consultation in seminar work S2.
11. Presentation of seminar work S2.
12. Presentation of seminar work S2.
13. Presentation of seminar work S2, credit.