Watermaths – understanding the mathematics of water and wastewater

Course overview #

This course is suitable for companies who wish to provide in-house training for a group of employees. It teaches the basic maths underpinning the design and operation of technologies used for purifying water and wastewater.

The course aims to equip delegates with the knowledge and skills to tackle the most important maths calculations demanded in this area.

Each of the modules below lasts one day. So the course length depends on your specific needs, depending on which of the modules you require:

• Fluid physics/engineering hydraulics: flow through pipes, channels and media columns
• Chemistry, biochemistry and biokinetics: key chemical reactions and biochemical transformations (nitrification, denitrification, etc); reaction rates
• Reactor theory: impact of reactor design/configuration on reaction rates
• Mass transfer: fundamentals of movement of materials across boundaries within processes
• Mass balance: determination of fate of materials through unit process operations (blending, solid-liquid separation, etc).

Course outcomes #

At the end of the course, delegates will be able to understand:

• the underlying basic physical scientific principles applicable to fluid flow
• the relevant fundamental engineering principles of mass balance, mass transfer and reactors, and
• the concept of kinetics, as applied to chemistry and biochemistry.

Delegates will also be able to demonstrate:

• an ability to identify and apply governing equations for processing data relating to the above, and
• a working knowledge of algebraic manipulations.