THT310 Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering

Credits (ECTS):15

Course responsible:Harsha Chandima Ratnaweera

Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås

Teaching language:Engelsk

Course frequency:Annually

Nominal workload:For a course of 15 credits, ca. 375 hours of work is anticipated. Thus 10-15 hours/week of self-studies should be expected.

Teaching and exam period:This course starts in Autumn parallel. This course has teaching/evaluation in Autumn parallel, .

About this course

This course prepares candidates to practice the knowledge of water and wastewater treatment technologies in the conceptual design and dimensioning of unit processes. Based on THT271 and THT280, this course provides breadth and depth of knowledge and conceptual skills that allow graduates to function as designers. This course has a substantial part in engineering calculations. The course will address both water and wastewater treatment.

Technologies (examples):

  • Filtration
  • Sedimentation
  • Coagulation and flocculation
  • Biological processes
  • Membrane separation
  • Disinfection
  • Biogas production

Applications (examples)

  • Design of treatment facilities
  • Upgrading of treatment facilities
  • Resources recovery and reuse
  • Process surveillance
  • Process optimisation and control
  • Digitalisation of the utilities

In this course, you will be working on designing treatment processes and technological units. You will be able to follow-up case-studies, for example, developed in the course assignment for THT271.

Learning outcome

At the completion of this course, candidates will be able to:

  • recognise the design principles of water and wastewater treatment technologies
  • explain the physical and chemical basis of water and wastewater treatment processes and technological equipment
  • identify calculation principles of technological equipment
  • perform basic design calculations of water and wastewater treatment processes and equipment
  • analyse water and wastewater treatment flowsheets
  • categorise water and wastewater treatment equipment
  • critique water and wastewater treatment technologies
  • design water and wastewater treatment technologies and equipment
  • (1) Lectures (2) Term papers with reports and presentations, (3) Tutorials with process simulation programs, (4) Obligatory excursion to the treatment plant(s) to learn how the unit processes are integrated and their operational challenges. Most of the presentations will be available in Canvas before the lectures.
  • By email and pre-agreed meetings with the lecturers.
  • THT280 and THT271.
  • Written examination counts for 60%, term papers count for 40%: Written exams may include both MCQ and individual questions.
  • The external examiner approves plans for the project work and its assessment. The external examiner will assess all examinations. The examiner actively assures the quality of the course content and teaching.
  • Term-paper(s), simulation exercises and excursions to the treatment plant(s), reports and presentations
  • Lectures: approx. 50-70 hours; excursion 6 hours; Term-papers, exercises, presentations and discussion of exercises.
  • No overlap from 2022, no reduction of credits.
  • Letter grades
  • Special requirements in Science