Course - Drinking Water Treatment - TVM4173
TVM4173 - Drinking Water Treatment
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: Work
Grade: Letters
| Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work | 40/100 | |||
| Work | 30/100 | |||
| Work | 30/100 |
Course content
The aim of this course is to provide technological knowledge about advanced drinking water treatment. Focus is on both, conventional and new, emerging technologies. The course discusses relevant unit processes involved, and their role and location in a typical treatment chain. All unit processes will be mathematically described and guidelines for dimensioning are presented. Physical, chemical and biological unit processes will be covered in the course.
The course includes the following unit processes and concepts: Setting up of mass balances, mass transfer across an interface, gravity separation (sedimentation and flotation), depth filtration, membrane filtration, coagulation & flocculation, oxidation & disinfection, softening and hardening, deacidification, adsorption and ion exchange, gas exchange, biological treatment, process combinations.
Learning outcome
At the end of the semester, the students will have acquired key engineering skills. They will be able to working in a team, present and defend their work, evaluate the work of others and give constructive feedback, analyse engineering problems that may be incompletely stated, make estimations and appreciate their value and limitations and interpret and evaluate experimental results.
At the end of the term, students should have detailed knowledge about the unit processes most relevant for drinking water treatment. They will be able to analyse the underlying principles, as well as to design and optimize these processes.
At the end of the term, students will be capable of aligning a series of treatment steps based on a given raw water quality and a targeted treatment goal. They will be able to evaluate the available treatment options, select an appropriate alternative and defend their choice.
Learning methods and activities
The course uses elements from team-based learning, where conventional activities like lectures, exercises and lab work are combined. Throughout the semester, students receive feedback on their learning process by readiness assurance tests (RATs), which also contribute to the final grade. To learn working on larger projects and in a realistic setting, a semester project is part of the course. In this project, students tackle a real life problem and plan, refine and develop a solution. That solution will be presented in class at the end of the semester.
The course will be taught in English.
Further on evaluation
The assessment is based on graded assignments including the individual RATs (40%), the semester project (30%) and lab assignments (30%). All assignments and tests are given in English only. Assignments and the semester project will be a group assessment. In case of a failed course or voluntary retake of the course all parts of the assessment must be retaken.
Recommended previous knowledge
TVM4125 Water Supply and Wastewater Engineering or equivalent knowledge; TVM4110 Water Chemistry or equivalent knowledge; TVM4116 Fluid Mechanics
Required previous knowledge
None
Course materials
MWH's Water Treatment: Principles and Design
John C. Crittenden, R. Rhodes Trussell, David W. Hand, Kerry J. Howe, George Tchobanoglous
3rd Edition, 2012
ISBN: 978-0-470-40539-0
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| TVM4145 | 5.3 | 01.09.2016 | |
| TVM4126 | 2.2 | 01.09.2016 |
No
Version: 1
Credits:
7.5 SP
Study level: Second degree level
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: AUTUMN 2020
Language of instruction: English
Location: Trondheim
- Water and Wastewater Treatment
- Technological subjects
Department with academic responsibility
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Examination
Examination arrangement: Work
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Digital exam Room *
- Autumn ORD Work 40/100 INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates - Autumn ORD Work 30/100 INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates -
Autumn
ORD
Work
30/100
Release
2020-11-09Submission
2020-11-23
08:00
INSPERA
14:00 -
Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"