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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS ENV 6011 SLUDGE MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR MEHMET NECDET ALPASLAN

Offered to

Environmental Engineering Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Course Objective

This course aims to give extensive information about sludge management and sludge treatment resulting from wastewater treatment plant operations and processes. Basic terms, definitions and calculations related to sludge handling and disposal are introduced first, then thickening, stabilization, conditioning and dewatering processes are presented in detail.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students have information about the sludge characteristics, its handling and disposal 2   Students learn thickening methods and tickener design 3   Students learn stabilization methods and how to design anaerobic and aerobic digesters 4   Students learn conditioning and dewatering methods and their design spacifications 5   Students learn sludge management in general

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction to sludge handling and disposal 2 Sludge characteristics 3 Thickeners: objectives, opertaing principles, and types 4 Design of thickeners 5 Stabilization and stabilization techniques 6 Design of aerobic digester 7 Design of anerobic digester 8 Objectives conditioning, conditioning techniques, design criteria for conditioning 9 Design of conditioning systems 10 Dewatering and Dewatering techniques 11 Filter Press, Belt Pressi Vacuum Filtration,m Cenrtifuge 12 Design of Drying Beds 13 Presentations 14 Closing remarks

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Course instruction 2. Visual presentations of real applications by datashow 3. Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 RPT REPORT 2 PRS PRESENTATION 3 FIN FINAL EXAM 4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE RPT * 0.25 + PRS * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE RPT * 0.25 + PRS * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

necdet.alpaslan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced in the beginning of semester

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 3 42 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2,5 33 Preparing assignments 1 20 20 Preparing presentations 1 20 20 Preparation for final exam 1 25 25 Final 1 3 3 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 143

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 LO.1 1 1 1 1 LO.2 1 1 1 1 1 LO.3 1 1 1 1 1 LO.4 1 1 1 1 1 LO.5 1 1 1 1 1