OEN351 Drinking Water Supply and Treatment Syllabus:

OEN351 Drinking Water Supply and Treatment Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVE:

 To equip the students with the principles and design of water treatment units and distribution system.

UNIT I SOURCES OF WATER

Public water supply system – Planning, Objectives, Design period, Population forecasting; Water demand – Sources of water and their characteristics, Surface and Groundwater – Impounding Reservoir – Development and selection of source – Source Water quality – Characterization – Significance – Drinking Water quality standards.

UNIT II CONVEYANCE FROM THE SOURCE

Water supply – intake structures – Functions; Pipes and conduits for water – Pipe materials – Hydraulics of flow in pipes – Transmission main design – Laying, jointing and testing of pipes – appurtenances – Types and capacity of pumps – Selection of pumps and pipe materials.

UNIT III WATER TREATMENT

Objectives – Unit operations and processes – Principles, functions, and design of water treatment plant units, aerators of flash mixers, Coagulation and flocculation –- sand filters – Disinfection -– Construction, Operation and Maintenance aspects.

UNIT IV ADVANCED WATER TREATMENT

Water softening – Desalination- R.O. Plant – demineralization – Adsorption – Ion exchange– Membrane Systems – Iron and Manganese removal – Defluoridation – Construction and Operation and Maintenance aspects

UNIT V WATER DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLY

Requirements of water distribution – Components – Selection of pipe material – Service reservoirs – Functions – Network design – Economics – Computer applications – Appurtenances – Leak detection – Principles of design of water supply in buildings – House service connection – Fixtures and fittings, systems of plumbing and types of plumbing.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES

CO1: an understanding of water quality criteria and standards, and their relation to public health
CO2: the ability to design the water conveyance system
CO3: the knowledge in various unit operations and processes in water treatment
CO4: an ability to understand the various systems for advanced water treatment
CO5: an insight into the structure of drinking water distribution system

TEXTBOOKS :

1. Garg. S.K., “Water Supply Engineering”, Khanna Publishers, Delhi, September 2008.
2. Punmia B.C, Arun K.Jain, Ashok K.Jain, “ Water supply Engineering” Lakshmi publication private limited, New Delhi, 2016.
3. Rangwala “Water Supply and Sanitary Engineering”, February 2022
4. Birdie.G.S., “Water Supply and Sanitary Engineering”, Dhanpat Rai and sons, 2018.

REFERENCES :

1. Fair. G.M., Geyer.J.C., “Water Supply and Wastewater Disposal”, John Wiley and Sons, 1954.
2. Babbit.H.E, and Donald.J.J, “Water Supply Engineering” , McGraw Hill book Co, 1984.
3. Steel. E.W.et al., “Water Supply Engineering” , Mc Graw Hill International book Co, 1984.
4. Duggal. K.N., “Elememts of public Health Engineering”, S.Chand and Company Ltd, New Delhi, 1998.