Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

EVE 502 — Wastewater Treatment

2 units · EVE department course · Nigerian universities

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Course contents

Principles of wastewater treatment (wastewater characteristics, why treat wastewater, wastewater treatment philosophy, preliminary & primary, secondary & tertiary treatment units). Reactions and reactors in wastewater treatment. Overview of biological wastewater treatment systems (activated sludge process, trickling filters, ponds, overland treatment, and constructed wetland systems). Ventilated improved pit latrines (VIPs), Septic tank and baffled septic tank systems. Wastewater stabilization ponds. Basic activated sludge and trickling filter systems of treatment. Sludge treatment and disposal. Minimum Academic Standards Equipment Fluids & Hydraulics Laboratory Laboratory testing to enhance and extend the student's understanding of the fundamental principles of fluid mechanics and hydraulics. The experiments are built around Armfield F1-10 Hydraulic Bench or its equivalent. Basic experiments linked with Hydraulic Bench are: F1-12 Hydrostatic pressure, F1-13 Flow over weirs, F1-15 Bernoulli’s theorem demonstration, F1-16 Impact of a jet, F1-17 Orifice and free jet flow, F1-18 Energy losses in pipes, F1-19 Flow channel, F1-20 Osborne Reynolds’ demonstration, F1-22 Energy losses in bends and fittings, F1-23 Free and forced vortices, F1-25 Demonstration of Pelton turbine, F1-27 Centrifugal pumps characteristics. Data are collected and analysed using statistical and numerical tools

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study EVE 502.

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