| Course ID: | ENVE 4470/6470. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Environmental Engineering Unit Operations |
Course
Description: | Engineering science and design related to treatment of drinking water and wastewater as well as the treatment and ultimate disposal of the sludges created during water treatment. |
| Oasis Title: | Environ Engineering Unit Ops |
| Prerequisite: | ENGR 3160 or ENGR 3160E |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | To acquaint students, through classroom lectures, design
problems, and laboratory exercises, with the fundamental
engineering principles associated with modification of water
quality. Emphasis will be placed on basic principles applicable
to all water treatment methods. After completion of this course,
students should be able to prepare initial design of water
treatment facilities suitable for initial reviews and evaluations
of alternatives. |
| Topical Outline: | 1. Review of Water Use and Quality
2. Quantity of Water and Sewage
3. Quality of Water Supplies
4. Introduction to Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes
5. Clarification of Water
6. Filtration of Water
7. Miscellaneous Water Treatment Techniques
8. Characteristics of Wastewater
9. Sewage Disposal
10. Preliminary Treatment Systems
11. Primary Treatment Systems
12. Secondary Treatment Systems
13. Sludge Treatment and Disposal
14. Advanced Wastewater Treatment |