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CE50220: Industrial and urban water supply

Academic Year: 2018/9
Owning Department/School: Department of Chemical Engineering
Credits: 6      [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 120
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: EX 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Exam (2 hours) (EX 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Description: Aims:
Understand the role of water and water management in industrial processes. Provide tools and engineering skills to minimise the water footprint of a process by an integrated design and evaluation approach.

Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this unit the student will be able to:
* create and explain an advanced design for a dedicated water system, optimised to provide the required water quality and minimise the total overall water use
* describe, explain and discuss complex water treatment and re-use systems and unit operations in a whole system approach in the design phase and during day to day operation
* critically evaluate economics and environmental impact of industrial water systems on the basis of Life cycle assessment and Life cycle costing, including treatment residual handling

Skills:

* ability to conceptualise, design and integrate a water supply and re-use system in a whole systems approach (T,F,A)
* ability to assess and critically evaluate industrial water supply based on water quality, performance, environmental impact and costs (T,F,A)
* ability to optimise and trouble shoot an industrial water supply system (T,F,A)
* ability to report on water quality, performance of a water supply system (T,F,A)

Content:

* water quality parameters, introduction to water chemistry
* water treatment unit operations (water quality, chemicals demand, energy demand)
* water quality requirements and water needs of different industries
* introduction to the biology of water distribution systems and the microbiology of water treatment
* water cascading and re-use - benefits and drawbacks
* chemicals and energy demand, treatment residuals
* LCA and LCC for water supply systems
* system integration - optimisation and redundancy
* water systems and treatment plant design
* legislation, regulations
* operation, monitoring and maintenance.
Programme availability:

CE50220 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Chemical Engineering

Notes:

  • This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2018/19 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2019/20 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2018/19.
  • Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
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