Wastewater Treatment Plant Project and Exploration

Recommended Prerequisites

Numerical Methods, Statistical Methods, General Hydraulics I and II, Sanitation.

Teaching Methods

Lectures on theoretical aspects detailed exposition of the concepts, principles and theories, using visual aids, and resolution of practical problems that help to understand the theoretical presentation.

Theoretical-practical classes in which students, under the guidance of teachers, solve some practical problems.

Tutorial classes for practical work.

Learning Outcomes

Provide students with the abilities to carry out the operations and processes’ project to be included in Wastewater Treatment Plants, especially in urban WWTP.

Provide students with the knowledge to understand the requirements of operation and maintenance of different treatment organs that make up the WWTP, especially urban WWTP.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Wastewater and sludge characterization.

2. Definition of calculation bases.

3. Liquid phase: Pretreatment.

4. Liquid phase: Primary Treatment.

5. Liquid phase: Biological Treatment.

6. Solid phase: Treatment and Disposal.

Head Lecturer(s)

José Simão Antunes do Carmo

Assessment Methods

Continuous
WWTP project: 50.0%
Exam: 50.0%

Bibliography

Grady, C. P. L. Jr., Daigger, G.T. & Lim, H.C. (1999). Biological Wastewater Treatment. Marcel Dekker, 2ª edição.

Henze, M., Harremoës, P., Jansen, J. C. & Arvin, E., (2000). Wastewater Treatment - Biological and Chemical Processes. Springer –Verlag, 3ª edição.

Metcalf e Eddy (2003). Wastewater Engineering – Treatment and Reuse. McGraw-Hill, 4ª edição.

Temido, J. (2011). Projecto e Exploração de ETAR.

Vesilind, A. (2003). Wastewater Treatment Plant Design. WEF&IWA Publishing.

WEF (1996). Operation of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants – MOP 11.

WEF&ASCE (1992). Design of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants – MOP 8.

WEF&ASCE/EWRI (2004). Upgrading & Retrofitting Water &Wastewater Treatment Plants – MOP 28. McGraw-Hill.

WEF&ASCE/EWRI (2005). Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) Operation in Wastewater Treatment Plants. McGraw-Hill.