Treatment Plant Hydraulics

This two day course in treatment plan hydraulics for those who are involved with the design and operation of water and wastewater treatment plants. This may include Civil Engineers, Design Engineers, Consulting Engineers, Construction Managers, Project Managers, Facilities Managers and Operators, Plant and Process Oriented Contractors.

Recongised for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) by Engineers Australia (EA) in accordance with EA CPD Guidelines.

Target Audience

For those who are involved with the design and operation of water and wastewater treatment plants. This may include Civil Engineers, Design Engineers, Consulting Engineers, Construction Managers, Project Managers, Facilities Managers and Operators, Plant and Process Oriented Contractors.

Course Outline

Hydraulic Design Criteria

Importance of hydraulic design
Plant layout
Process diagrams
Hydraulic grade lines
Plant piping
Yard piping

Plant Hydraulic Design

Design philosophy
Hydraulic design
Basis of design
Plant siting
Plant layout
Flow diagrams
Hydraulic profiles

Closed Conduit Flow

Hydraulic principles
Friction head loss
Bernoulli and General Energy
equations
Laminar and turbulent flow
Pipe friction losses
Minor losses
Series piping headlosses
Parallel piping headlosses

Flow Control and Distribution

Gates
Valves
Weirs
Distribution Boxes
Hydraulic Control Points
Parshall flumes
Manifolds

Weirs

Fundamental hydraulics
Sharp crested weirs
Broad crested weirs
Triangular section weirs
Trapezoidal section weirs
Selection and use of weirs

Orifices, Gates and Tubes

Orifices
Discharge of falling head
Gates
Tubes
Nozzles

Flow Measurement

Hydraulic principles
Basics of flow measurement
Accuracy of flow measurement
Selection of primary elements
Selection of secondary elements
Application of flumes
Field measurements

Wastewater Treatment Plant

Process Hydraulics
Screening
Grit removal
Sedimentation
Aeration
Contact tanks
Cascade aerators
Outfalls
Water Treatment Plant
Process Hydraulics
Mixing
Flocculation
Sedimentation
Filtration

Course Objectives

Apply open channel flow methods
Apply pressure flow methods
Know how to balance plant flows
Calculate friction headlosses
Know methods to control plant flows
Understand use of critical flow concepts
Know how to design weirs
Know how to interpret a hydraulic grade line
Know process calculations for unit processes

Practical exercises, group discussion, calculation and interpretation of materials taught will reinforce learning objectives.

On completion of this course, participants will be able to:

Know the basics of both open channel and pressure pipe hydraulics design tools
Know how to prepare and interpret a hydraulic grade line
Understand the art of marrying classical theoretical hydraulics with the practical requirements of physical design
Evaluate proposed plant layouts in terms of hydraulic routing and hydraulic constraints
Understand the relationship of hydraulic vs. process design for classical unit processes
Know how to select critical flow conditions and set hydraulic control points

The expert facilitator also has experience in all three primary areas of plant design: process, hydraulic, and plant engineering design. Included in the workshop are design techniques for new plants as well as rating an existing facility from (partial) engineering plans.

Facilitator Information

David J. Hanna, P.E., M.ASCE

David is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a M.S. degree in environmental engineering, and a B.S. degree in marine engineering/ mechanical from the United States Merchant Marine Academy. Mr. Hanna is a Professor at Ferris State University with faculty responsibilities in the construction management and surveying engineering programs. He worked for several consulting engineering and construction management firms for eighteen years before joining the faculty at Ferris State University in 1991. Mr. Hanna is a licensed professional engineer in Ohio. He has designed numerous pumping stations and pumping systems associated with water and wastewater projects. Sizes of the facilities range from 80 gallons per minute to 30 million gallons per day. His experience includes design, construction administration, construction installation and quality control, and startup of new facilities as well as evaluation and troubleshooting of existing pumping and treatment facilities. Mr. Hanna has served as an Instructor on hydraulics, pumping systems and treatment processes to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the New York State Department of Health with operator training and certification programs. He is a technical reviewer of pumping standards for the Hydraulic Institute and a member of ASCE.