Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

Information Of Programmes

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE / CM-408 - ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Code: CM-408 Course Title: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 5
Year/Semester of Study 4 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer HAKAN DULKADİROĞLU (hakandulkadiroglu@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) SEVAL ARAS,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Technical information on the operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment plants will be given.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Be able to evaluate the selection of treatment processes and equipments PO-1 In mathematics, science and engineering fields related to environmental engineering to have these fields in use for the solution of theoretical and practical knowledge of engineering,
PO-2 Environmental Science and Environmental Technology on the engineering problems to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems, for this purpose, select and apply appropriate analytical methods and modeling techniques,
PO-4 An ability to design and conduct experiments, data collection, analyze and interpret
Examination
LO-2 Be able to establish, operate ad maintain treatment plants, solve related problems PO-1 In mathematics, science and engineering fields related to environmental engineering to have these fields in use for the solution of theoretical and practical knowledge of engineering,
PO-2 Environmental Science and Environmental Technology on the engineering problems to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems, for this purpose, select and apply appropriate analytical methods and modeling techniques,
PO-3 The modern techniques and tools necessary for engineering practice to select and use skills, ability to use information technology effectively,
Examination
LO-3 Be able to summarize the control and management of treatment plants. PO-1 In mathematics, science and engineering fields related to environmental engineering to have these fields in use for the solution of theoretical and practical knowledge of engineering,
PO-2 Environmental Science and Environmental Technology on the engineering problems to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems, for this purpose, select and apply appropriate analytical methods and modeling techniques,
PO-3 The modern techniques and tools necessary for engineering practice to select and use skills, ability to use information technology effectively,
Examination
LO-4 Be able to describe, model and solve the environmental engineering problems PO-1 In mathematics, science and engineering fields related to environmental engineering to have these fields in use for the solution of theoretical and practical knowledge of engineering,
PO-2 Environmental Science and Environmental Technology on the engineering problems to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems, for this purpose, select and apply appropriate analytical methods and modeling techniques,
PO-3 The modern techniques and tools necessary for engineering practice to select and use skills, ability to use information technology effectively,
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Wastewater treatment plant management: management functions, personnel relations, the relations with local public institutions, wastewater treatment plant management: financial resources, process control system management, maintenance management system, laboratory management, mm property records and reports, types of records, physical records, records relating to the performance, maintenance records, process instrumentation and automatic control, facility maintenance program, equipment-related information, promotion of wastewater; grids: pumps, operational problems, records, sand traps, pre-sedimentation tanks, general business principles, operational problems, maintenance program, records, operation of the activated sludge process, the introduction of the process, the operation of the activated sludge process: carbon for the removal of process control, the operation of the activated sludge process, the nitrification process control, the operation of the activated sludge process: sampling, data collection and analysis plan, the operation of the activated sludge process, detection of defects and operational problems.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction, Overview of Treatment Plants Description Method.
2 Wastewater Characteristics and flowrates Description Method.
3 Operating of Screens, Grinders, Description Method.
4 Operating of Grit Champers Description Method.
5 Operating of Sedimentation Description Method.
6 Operating of Flotation Description Method.
7 Operating of Activated Sludge Systems Description Method.
8 mid-term exam
9 Activated Sludge Systems Description Method.
10 Operating of trickling filters Description Method.
11 Operating of Biodisks Description Method.
12 Operating of Sludge treatment processes Description Method.
13 Operating of Sludge treatment processes Description Method.
14 Operating of Package treatment plants Description Method.
15 Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plant and Evaluation of Assignment Description Method.
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Atıksu Arıtma Tesisleri, Tasarım ve İşletme Esasları, D.E.Ü. Çevre Araştırma ve Uygulama Merkezi, İzmir, 2004.
2 Spellman's Standart Handbook for wastewater operations, Volume 3, Frank R. Spellman, CRC Press, 2000.
3 Handbook of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations, Frank R. Spellman, Lewis Publishers, 2000.
4 Atıksu Arıtma Tesisleri İşletme El Kitabı, Prof.Dr. Dinçer Topacık, İSKİ Genel Müdürlüğü, İstanbul, 2000.
Required Course instruments and materials
Course notes, internet and books

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 3 14 42
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 4 7 28
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 5 7 35
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 151