CEG8103 : Water Supply and Treatment
- Offered for Year: 2023/24
- Module Leader(s): Dr Lucia Rodriguez Freire
- Lecturer: Professor Jaime Amezaga, Professor Russell Davenport
- Owning School: Engineering
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
Aims
This module is designed to provide a conceptual understanding of the legal, health and technical aspects of treating water for drinking and industrial purposes, and to introduce the principles involved in the design and selection of unit processes for a water treatment plant.
Outline Of Syllabus
Introduction to water quality and health Water demand and supply
Raw water quality and pretreatment Groundwater quality
Water treatment processes
• Coagulation and flocculation
• Clarification
• Filtration (incl. Biological treatment processes)
• Membrane processes
• Activated Carbon
• Pathogen removal
• Disinfection chemistry and kinetics
• Chemical disinfection and oxidative processes
• Fluoridation
Water Stability
Water treatment plant design
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 15:00 | 15:00 | assessed lab report |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 16 | 1:00 | 16:00 | lectures |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | 1 x 1 hour online module introduction. |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Practical | 2 | 3:00 | 6:00 | 2x3hr practical lab sessions. |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 5 | 1:00 | 5:00 | Question and Answer sessions and Design Tutorials. |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Fieldwork | 1 | 3:00 | 3:00 | Field trip to water treatment site or independent study |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 54:00 | 54:00 | Includes background reading and reading lecture notes for a full understanding of material, and preparation practicing example design problems/questions for tutorials. |
| Total | 100:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Knowledge and understanding are acquired primarily through lecture classes. However, students are expected to add to this by directed reading of technical journal papers, text books and selective use of web sites. Laboratory (practical) classes provide deeper understanding of practical aspects of unit processes and they also provide skills and experience. Data analysis and tutorials help to formulate numeracy and design skills. The field trip is included to provide practical context for lecture materials.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical/lab report | 1 | M | 100 | Assessed laboratory practical report (2000 words, plus graphs, tables and diagrams) |
Formative Assessments
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prof skill assessmnt | 1 | M | In-class tutorials and on-line test |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The coursework (Laboratory Report summative assessment) will assess both the Knowledge Outcomes and Skills Outcomes, by providing students with the technical challenge of practising key water treatment unit processes at laboratory-scale, analysing key physical, chemical and biological parameters in treated water, and using the data generated to prove fundamental assumptions behind the water treatment process. The written report will provide further experience in presenting this information in a technical document.
Question and answer and design tutorial sessions (formative assessment) test the students ability to formulate and implement simple process designs
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- CEG8103's Timetable