IDENTIFYING DATA 2019_20
Subject (*) MODELLING OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS Code 20735206
Study programme
Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Energy (2016)
 Cycle 2nd
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period
3 Optional
Language
Anglès
Department Chemical Engineering
Coordinator
ICARAN LÓPEZ, MARIA DEL PILAR
 E-mail mariadelpilar.icaran@urv.cat
Lecturers
ICARAN LÓPEZ, MARIA DEL PILAR
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General description and relevant information This course will help you to start in the management of a process simulator for design and improvement of wastewater treatment processes, you will learn practical aspects of the design and to develop your critical capacity on the obtained results.

Competences
Type A Code Competences Specific
 A1.4 Understand and apply tools and strategies for the management and/or design of processes and products in the ambit of environmental and energy sustainability.
 A1.5 Formulate the strategies needed to collect data for the design and application of conceptual and calculation modelsz in order to better understand complex systems in engineering and environmental and energy management.
Type B Code Competences Transversal
Type C Code Competences Nuclear

Learning outcomes
Type A Code Learning outcomes
 A1.4 Identify the principal control loops in a wastewater treatment plant.
Design sludge management processes in a wastewater treatment plant.
 A1.5 Build mathematical models for water and sludge lines of a water treatment plant.
Design and model biological wastewater treatment systems, anaerobic digestioin systems for treating highly polluted wastewaters and biological treatment systems for low grade wastewaters.
Identify and evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the various processes used to treat wastewater.
Identify, select, design and model biological treatment process suitable for industrial waters.
Type B Code Learning outcomes
Type C Code Learning outcomes

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
1. Introduction. Current state of wastewater treatment. General scheme of a wastewater treatment process: secondary and tertiary primary treatments.
2. Physical-chemical processes. Thinning and thinning. Aeration systems. Decantation. Coagulation-flocculation.
3. Biological treatments of wastewater. Active sludge systems. Biological removal of nitrogen and phosphorus. Selection and design criteria. Modifications of the conventional process and other aerobic processes.
4. MBR. Elimination of nutrients.
5. Anaerobic digestion.
6. Management of sludge treatment plants. Reduction processes, sanitation and deposition.
7. Model applications for the design and operation of wastewater treatment plants. Economic and energy balance

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours
 Hours outside the classroom
 (**) Total hours
Introductory activities
1 0 1
Lecture
A1.4
A1.5
 5 7.5 12.5
Problem solving, exercises in the classroom
A1.4
A1.5
 10 15 25
IT-based practicals
A1.4
A1.5
 12 17 29
Personal attention
2 0 2
 
Mixed tests
A1.4
A1.5
 2 3 5
 
(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies
  Description
Introductory activities Activities designed to make contact with students, collect information from them and introduce the subject.
Lecture Description of the contents of the subject.
Problem solving, exercises in the classroom Formulation, analysis, resolution and debate of a problem or exercise related to the topic of the subject.
IT-based practicals Practical application of the theory of a knowledge area in a particular context. Practical exercises using ICTs.
Personal attention Time that each teacher has to speak to pupils and resolve their doubts.

Personalized attention
Description
Students can arrange a meeting with the teacher trough email: pilar.icaran@gmail.com

Assessment
Methodologies Competences Description Weight        
Problem solving, exercises in the classroom
A1.4
A1.5
 During the problem sessions some individual exercises will be performed under the supervision of the teacher, and the student will be asked to submit them to the teacher after the session to be corrected and evaluated 25
IT-based practicals
A1.4
A1.5
 Application of models and software to a case study 35
Mixed tests
A1.4
A1.5
 Final test that combines exercices, questions to develop, short objective questions and / or multiple choice tests 40
Others  
 
Other comments and second exam session

To average, minimum grade of each section is 4.

For the second call, the final report will account for 30% of the grade and the multiple choice exam 10%. The remaining 60% will come from continuous assessment and ICT practicals.

During testing assessment, mobile phones, tablets and other electronic devices that are not expressly authorized for the test must be switched off and out of sight.

Sources of information

Basic

·  Henze, Grady, Gujer, Marais, and Matsuo. 1986. Activated Sludge Model Nº1

·  Wanner Jiri. 1994. Activated Sludge Bulking and Foaming Control.
Complementary

·  Ekama G.A., Barnard J.L., Günthert F.W., Krebs P., McCorquodale J.A., Parker D.S. and Wahlberg J. “Secondary Settling Tanks” Scientific and Technical Report nº6. IAWQ.

·  GERMAN ATV-DVWK RULES AND STANDARDS A 131E

·  Henze, M et al. 1987. "Activated Sludge Model Nº 1", Scientific and Technical Report Nº. 1 London: IAWPRC.

·  Martorell S., Camos C., Güell D., Icaran P., Rey A.; “ Curso sobre microbiología de los fangos activados” Formació Continuada Les Heures Edición de 1997

·  Ribes J. Ferrer Polo y Seco A. tesi doctoral “Modelització de sedimentadors en plantes de tractament d’aigües residuals”, Universitat de València

·  Tacakcs I., Tesi doctoral “EXPERIMENTS IN ACTIVATED SLUDGE MODELLING”; ISBN-number: 978-90-5989-222-4

·  Wanner, J. 1993. "Kinetic and Metabolic Selection in Controlling the Filamentous Organisms in Activated Sludge Systems", in Prevention and Control of Bulking Activated Sludge, D. Jenkins, R. Ramadori and L. Cingolani, eds, Perugia, Italy, Luig Bazzucchi Center, pp. 17-42
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