Class Outline

CE 311 Home

Text:

Thomas D. Reynolds & Paul Richards, Unit Operations and Processes in Environmental Engineering, Second Edition , PWS Publishers, 1996.

LeMay (St. Louis MSD) primary sedimentation
 

References:

Metcalf and Eddy, Inc., Wastewater Engineering: Treatment, Disposal, and Reuse, 3rd Ed., McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., Boston, MA, 1991.

Weber, Walter J., Jr., and Francis A. DiGiano, Process Dynamics in Environmental Systems, Wiley Interscience, 1996.

Simon, George P., Ion Exchange Training Manual, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1991.

Metcalf & Eddy, Inc., Wastewater Engineering: Treatment, Disposal, Reuse, 3rd Ed., McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1991.

Levenspiel, O., Chemical Reaction Engineering, 2nd Ed., Wiley Interscience, 1972.

Smith, J. M., Chemical Engineering Kinetics, 2nd Ed., McGraw- Hill Book Company, 1970.

Vesilind, P. A., Treatment and Disposal of Wastewater Sludges, Revised Ed., Ann Arbor Science, 1979.

Goals: To familiarize the student with the physical operations and chemical processes which are commonly utilized in the environmental engineering field. To familiarize the student with the use of microcomputer spreadsheets for data analysis and presentation. To provide an opportunity for students to gain experience in writing technical reports.

Topics:

Adsorption processes Carbon adsorption, ion exchange, design of adsorption facilities
Sedimentation processes Coagulation, flocculation, flocculant settling, hindered and compression settling, design of facilities using laboratory data
Membrane processes Electrodialysis, reverse osmosis, design of membrane processes
Filtration Potable water filtration, wastewater filtration, fluidization, design of filtration facilities
Disinfection Disinfection theory and design for water and wastewater systems
Biological processes Biological process theory and applications
Sludge processing Dissolved air flotation, gravity thickening, vacuum filtration, design of sludge processing facilities

The design project will be prepared, electronically submitted in written form, and then presented orally.

GRADING:

Mid-semester exam 

75 points

Final exam

125 points

Homework & pop quizzes 

100 points

Design projects*

100 points

Total

400 points

*Design projects will be graded based on technical merit of design, written design report, and oral presentation.