Aim
The aim of this module is to provide the students with knowledge and practical insight of the important concepts and fundamental principles, treatment mechanism, and design and operation and technology of various wastewater treatment processes.
Learning Outcomes
- To introduce students to broad and practical insight to the principles, design and operation of various advanced processes of wastewater treatment.
- To understand the practical details of each wastewater treatment methods.
- To study the design and operation of treatment plants.
- To introduce the student to the wastewater management.
Task
The course work consists of three components:
1) Field Visit Report
Site visit will be arranged to a municipal wastewater treatment plant to observe the treatment process and plant operation followed by an assessment based on the field visit report submission.
Requirement for the Report:
Write detailed report on the field visit for wastewater treatment plant. i.e., components and observations at the site. The contents and the requirements are shown in following table.
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Contents
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Requirements
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Introduction
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Brief history and geographical information of the wastewater treatment plant and details of the site along with other requirements.
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Details of the project visited (Design aspect)
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- Engineering design and details specification
- Flow diagram of the facility
- Design calculation for the size of the biological units.
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Details of the project visited (Operation aspect)
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- All of the activities needed to run a wastewater treatment plant facility.
- Research and present national/international standards which regulate the treated effluents quality including (but not limited to) nitrogen and phosphorus concentration requirement in the discharged effluent.
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Environmental significance
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Addresses environmental issues of the project
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Conclusion
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What did you learn from the study
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References
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CCE Harvard Style. First Edition 2013 should be followed for both in-text and listing references.
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Poster requirement
The e - poster must show clearly the area of the site visit work. All this must be done in a concise fashion. Annotated drawings and graphs have more impact than script.
The poster should be complete in that it is understandable to the viewer without verbal comment. Viewers should be able to read the poster smallest text.
Production of a poster will test the student's ability to extract the important and essential elements from the study/site visit to the wastewater treatment facility and to display these elements in an attractive and informative manner. Judgement of the essentials of a piece of work and the presentation of those essentials in a convincing and time-efficient way is important not only in technical conferences but also in industry.
Instructions
1. The e- poster must be prepared to fit onto (A4 or A3 size) which is normally to be displayed with the longer edge vertical. Poster is to be made and submitted in electronic form only.
2. The title sheet should contain the title of the study, name of Student, year of Study and date (year only).
3. The e - poster shall include the following sections:
a. Introduction
b. Design aspect of the wastewater treatment plant
c. Operational aspect of the wastewater treatment plant
d. Environmental significant
e. Conclusion
4. Display lettering can be prepared using a variety of methods including 'press letters' (e.g. Letterset), stencils and photographic enlargement of ordinary type. Students should consider using computer-aided techniques (e.g. graph plotters, presentation graphics software).
5. Students are encouraged to discuss their ideas with the tutor before commencing preparation of the poster.
3) Proposal for Selected Topics
Students are required to submit a brief proposal (with 300-500 words) on one of the following selected topics. The proposal should include the paper title, abstract, and outline, as well as student name and affiliation.
1. Current wastewater treatment plants operating in Sultanate of Oman.
2. Haya Water Al Ansab Wetland in Muscat.
3. Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) in Muscat and Qurayyat.
4. Wastewater Treatment Plants in Salalah.
5. Waste Stabilization Ponds in Oman.
6. Students own research experience for a specific case in Arabian Gulf.