CE 771 Physical-Chemical Water Treatment Processes

Physical-chemical treatment processes for the treatment of water, including sedimentation, flotation, filtration, coagulation, oxidation, disinfection, precipitation, adsorption, and membrane treatment processes. Current issues in drinking water quality and treatment are discussed. 3 credit hours.

 
   
   
Prerequisite
  

BS in Engineering, preferably Civil Engineering, CE574, and co-req CE 571, or permission of the instructor.

 
Course Objectives  

At the end of this course you should be able to apply physicochemical
principles of environmental engineering to the design of the most common
unit processes used in the treatment of water. Furthermore, you should be
able to select and design appropriate unit processes for scenarios
typically encountered in the area of drinking water treatment.

 
Course Requirements  

HOMEWORK: Approx. seven assignments (20%)

EXAMINATIONS: Two tests (17.5% each) and a Final Exam (35%)

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS: spread sheet and word processing software

PROJECTS: Two projects (10%) - projects are reviews of journal articles

 

Textbook  

MWH, Water Treatment Principles and Design, 2nd ed., John Wiley & Sons, 2005. ISBN 0-471-11018-3
Computer and Internet Requirements  

NCSU has recommended minimum specifications for computers used for classes. Depending on your computer needs, we recommend your computer meet or exceed the following minimum specifications below.

PCs must have an Intel-compatible 800 MHz processor, 256 MB RAM, 8 GB hard drive with 1 GB free space available, 256 Color Display, CD-ROM drive, 800x600 (min.) video adapter, sound card, and speakers. The operating system should be Windows 2000 or XP. Real One Player Basic (available free online) and high speed Internet connection such as cable, DSL, T1 or LAN will be required for EOL courses.

MAC users must have a G3 processor with firewire and USB factory built-in, 256 MB RAM, 10 GB with 1GB free space available, 256 Color Display, CD-ROM drive, 800x600 (min) video adapter, sound card, and speakers. The operating system must be MacOS 10.3 (minimum) along with the above RealOne and Internet specifications above .

For more detailed information on computer specifications and recommendations, please refer to our website at: http://engineeringonline.ncsu.edu/currentstudents/computeraccess.htm

 

Instructor  

Dr. Detlef Knappe, Associate Professor
Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering
North Carolina State University
319-D Mann Hall, Campus Box 7908
Raleigh, NC 27695-7908

Phone: (919) 515-8791
Fax: (919) 515-7908
E-Mail: knappe@eos.ncsu.edu
Instructor Website: http://www.ce.ncsu.edu/faculty/knappe/