COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WATER TREATMENT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇEV 3618 WATER TREATMENT COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Environmental Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DENIZ DÖLGEN

Offered to

Environmental Engineering

Course Objective

The course objective is to teach design principles of the unit operation/processes used for drinking water treatment, to design the treatment units. In addition, to provide information on current legislation and standards related to the drinking water is intended.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe the unit operation and processes used in water treatment
2   Determine the quality parameters that can be used as drinking water sources
3   Select appropriate treatment methods considering to water quality parameters and standards
4   Calculate the dimensions of drinking water treatment units
5   To be able to draw draft drawings of the treatment units

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introducing the water resources
2 Introducing the water quality parameters and standard, and legislation
3 Introducing the unit operation and processed used in drinking water treatment
4 Water intake structures (intake from surface water and reservoirs, and springs)
5 Design principles of mechanic treatment units (sieve and microsieve) used in drinking water treatment
6 Aeration methods used in water treatment, design principles of cascades
7 Design principles of settling tanks used in drinking water treatment,
8 Structural details of sedimentation basins
9 Design principles of coagulation and flocculation units used in drinking water treatment, chemicals and dosing systems
10 Design principles of rapid sand filters and its operation
11 Design principles of slow sand filters and its operation
12 Disinfection methods and design principles of disinfection systems
13 Midterm exam
14 Advanced Treatment Methods

Recomended or Required Reading

Main textbook(s):
Water Treatment Handbook, Lavaoiser Publishing, 2.9503984.1.3,France,1991
Water Quality & Treatment, Ronald Letterman, ,AWWA, American Water Works Association,0-07-001659-3,McGraw Hil,1999

Others:
Su Tasfiyesi,Veysel Eroğlu, ITÜ Yayınları, Istanbul,1987
Misc. water treatment plant slides

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture presentations supported by visual presentations (slides, photographs, materials, etc) will be achieved, numerical problems will be solved; discussion platform will be done to make clear the subject.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Discussions, questions in the midterm and final exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to courses will be considered in the assessment (grading).

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr.M.Necdet Alpaslan; e-mail: necdet.alpaslan@deu.edu.tr, tel: +90 232 3017110
Prof.Dr.Deniz Dölgen; e-mail: deniz.dolgen@deu.edu.tr, tel: +90 232 3017139

Office Hours

It will be announced later.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 73

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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