CHEE3690
10 units
3000 level
Course handbook
Description
Environmental Process Technology course is designed to provide you with an understanding of the principles, processes and regulations involved in the treatment and sustainable management of potable water and municipal wastewater cycle.
The course covers the role of various unit operations and the design approach involved in the water treatment processes. The key objective of the course is to ensure you are able to take an integrated approach to design of water infrastructure for managing our urban water cycle and understand the water-energy nexus.
The course will involve multiple visits to water and wastewater treatment plants to gain practical exposure to the operational aspects. The course will also include a comprehensive case study on designing a wastewater treatment facility with a particular focus on energy recovery.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 1 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Identify the key issues associated with effective management of water resources for urban communities.
2. Apply the basic principles that underpin physical, chemical and biological treatment of both potable and wastewater streams to simple problems.
3. Analyse the available information on influent and effluent water conditions, and set the design parameters for treatment processes necessary to meet water quality requirements.
4. Create an appropriate unit operations process that meets the required water quality standard.
5. Quantify the energy requirements associated with biological wastewater treatment plants.
Content
The course introduces a range of environmental protection technologies applied to the treatment of water streams. It covers both the theoretical and applied principles and practices for a range of potable water and municipal wastewater treatment methods.
For potable water the topics include:
- Water supply sources and management strategies
- Water quality characteristics and regulations
- Water treatment technologies
- Unit operations (mixing, sedimentation, and disinfection) and their design
- Recycled water
- Integration of renewable energy to water treatment
For municipal wastewater the topics include:
- Wastewater quality - concept of COD and BOD
- Clarifier - theory and design
- Principles and models describing carbonaceous content removal, and nitrification, and denitrification process
- Modelling of Activated sludge process
- Carbon emission and energy management
- Overview of aeration methods, oxygen transfer, equipment design (pump and blower), and line sizing
- Sludge dewatering
- Anaerobic digestion for bioenergy utilisation
Assessment items
Quiz: Quizzes
Case Study / Problem Based Learning: Written Assignment
Contact hours
Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan
Lecture-1
- Face to Face On Campus 4 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s)
- Please note that site visits are held on 3 occasions and replace the lecture.
Course outline
- CHEE3690 - Semester 1, 2024 (Callaghan) (PDF, 292.3 KB)
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