Title:

Physical and Chemical Water Treatment Processes

Semester:

E

Responsible TRS member:

Stasinakis A.

Instructor(s):

Not Offered

Teaching Assistants:

-

Learning Outcomes:

The basic principles of the physical and chemical processes of water to be understood by the students. To emphasize the importance of the appropriate water management, starting from the water source till the treatment, so that it will reach to the final consumer at the desired quality in a reasonable cost without using up all the available water resources and without risking the future of the next generations.

Topics per Week:

Sustainable management of water resources. Water treatment technologies. Pretreatment. Aeration and stripping. Mixing. Coagulation and flocculation. Sedimentation (settling). Flotation. Filtration. Chemical settling. Water hardness. Removal of manganese and iron. Chemical oxidation. Disinfection. Source and water treatment process selection.

Theory - Lectures
(hours / week):

2

Exercises - Laboratories
(hours / week):

1

Total (hours / week):

3

Number of ECTS Gredits:

5

Grading:

Written examinations at the middle and at the end of the Semester.

Notes:

Available

Basic Textbook:

- Basic:  “ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING I – WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT”, T. D. Lekkas, Mytilene, 1996, (in Greek)
- Additional: Handouts, journal articles and recommended books from the library

Bibliography:

 

-Fred. W. Pontius, (Technical Editor), (1990), “Water Quality and Treatment, A Handbook of Community Water Supplies”, American Water Works Association   McGraw-Hill, 4th edition, ISBN 0-07-001540-6.

-“Water Treatment Plant Design”, American Society of Civil Engineers & American Water Works Association, McGraw-Hill, 1990, 2nd edition, 0-07-001542-2.

Language:

The course is taught in Greek. For exchange students, English literature is proposed and examinations are given in English.

Internet Links:

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