Environmental Engineering → Working of Rapid and Slow sand filters.

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Module 1
Introduction of environment- sources of water supply-Water demand, quantification of water demand through population forecasting – Factors affecting consumption-Fluctuations in demand
3
Module 2
Quality of water - Drinking water standards - Physical, chemical and biological analysis.
2
- 2.1
  Quality of water – Drinking water standards
  90 Minutes
- 2.2
  Physical, chemical and biological analysis.
  90 Minutes
Module 3
Treatment of water-Theory and principles of Sedimentation tanks- Stoke’s law-Types of settling -Coagulation- Mixing- Flocculation, Design of Sedimentation tanks
4
Module 4
Filtration-Types of filters- Working and Design of Rapid and Slow sand filters. Loss of head in filters, Pressure filters
2
- 4.1
  Filtration-Types of filters
  90 Minutes
- 4.2
  Working of Rapid and Slow sand filters.
  60 Minutes
Module 5
Disinfection of water - Methods, Chlorination-Types, Factors affecting - Chlorine demands. Lay out of water distribution network-Methods of distribution-Hardy cross method-Equivalent pipe method
3

Environmental Engineering