Engelska Studiehandboken kurser

Environmental Planning and Design

SBV009 Water Treatment A 6.0 ECTS credits

DENNA SIDA FINNS OCKSÅ PÅ SVENSKA

General information about studying at Luleå university

TIMEPERIOD: Quarter I

LANGUAGE: English

EXAMINER
J Hanaeus Prof

PREREQUISITES

COURSE AIM
The aims are: - To give the student a deeper knowledge about physical, chemical and biological processes for water and wastewater treatment. - To give the student a knowledge about processes for sludge treatment. The interest will be focused on treatment plants for more than 500 pe.

CONTENTS
Lessons. Water treatment: Filtration, Aeration, Coagulation processes, Sedimentation and Flotation, Ion Exchange and Inorganic Adsorption, Chemical precipitation, Chemical oxidation, Disinfection. Wastewater treatment: Wastewater Characteristics, Screening, Sedimentation, Flotation, Chemical Precipitation, Biological treatment processes (including biological nutrient removal). Laboratory lessons: Aeration, chemical precipitation, sedimentation. Study visit: The wastewater treatment plant in Boden.

TEACHING
The course includes lessons, calculation tasks, construction tasks, laboratory lessons and a study visit. Passed laboratory lessons and construction tasks are mandatory.

EXAMINATION
Written examination with two parts: theory and calculation.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, 3, 4, 5

ITEMS/CREDITS


Study visit                                                 	0.0ECTS
Project work                                                	0.7ECTS
Laboratory work                                             	0.7ECTS
Written exam                                                	4.5ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
Metcalf & Eddy, Inc. Wastewater Engineering: Treatment, disposal, reuse, ed. III, New York 1991. Avd för VA-teknik, LuTH: Kompendium i renvattenteknik. Printed matter.

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