CEG8103 : Water Supply and Treatment
- Offered for Year: 2022/23
- Module Leader(s): Dr Lucia Rodriguez Freire
- Lecturer: Professor Russell Davenport, Professor Jaime Amezaga
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | 1 x 1 hour online module introduction. |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 15:00 | 15:00 | assessed lab report |
| Structured Guided Learning | Lecture materials | 16 | 1:00 | 16:00 | Present in person lectures |
| 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 | background reading/lecture notes to understand material/practice design problems/tutorial Questions |
| 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 that support the design coursework in module CEG8113. Data analysis and tutorials to 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 (1750 words, plus graphs, tables and diagrams) |
Formative Assessments
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prof skill assessmnt | 1 | M | Question and answer formative assessments |
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