Water Hydraulics: Fundamentals for the Water and Wastewater Maintenance Operator

by Frank R. Spellman, Joanne Drinan

Overview

This is the only book series devoted to explaining the full range of specialized areas required of water and wastewater plant operators. Each volume is designed to give operators the basic knowledge of a subject needed for certification, licensure, and improved job performance. Checkpoints, self-tests and a final examination with questions based on actual operator certification exams provide a practical review. All books are clearly illustrated with key ideas and highlighted points throughout.

Water Hydraulics: This volume is the first training book to explain water hydraulics in the context of treatment plants, presenting hydraulic theory and calculations in terms of the machinery and unit operations familiar to operators. It covers hydraulics as related to keeping water moving from one unit process to the next, including maintaining proper settling times and settling velocity, and providing lift to higher elevations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781566769778
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/30/2000
Series:	Fundamentals for the Water and Wastewater Main Operator Series , #3
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	226
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Frank R. Spellman, Joanne Drinan

Table of Contents

WATER HYDRAULICS: WHAT IS IT? Setting the Stage. WATER HYDRAULICS: THE BASICS. Introduction. Basic Concepts. Properties of Water. Force and Pressure. Head. Flow/Discharge Rate: Water in Motion. Self-Test. BERNOULLI'S THEOREM. Introduction. Conservation of Energy. Piezometric Surface. Bernoulli's Theorem. Self-Test. PUMPING BASICS. Introduction. Pumps: Classification and Characteristics. Pumping Hydraulics. Hydraulics of Wells and Wet Wells. Self-Test. FRICTION HEAD LOSS. Introduction. Pipe and Open Flow Basics. Major Head Loss. Minor Head Loss. Self-Test. BASIC PIPING HYDRAULICS. Introduction. Piping Networks. Self-Test. OPEN-CHANNEL FLOW. Introduction. Characteristics of Open-Channel Flow. Open-Channel Flow Calculations. Open-Channel Flow: The Bottom Line. Self-Test. FLOW MEASUREMENT. Introduction. Flow Measurement: The Old-Fashioned Way. Basis of Traditional Flow Measurement. Flow-Measuring Devices. Self-Test. HYDRAULIC MACHINES: PUMPS. Introduction. Basic Pumping Calculations. Centrifugal Pumps. Pump Control Systems. Protective Instrumentation. Centrifugal Pump Modifications. Positive Displacement Pumps. Self-Test. FINAL REVIEW EXAMINATION. Appendices. Index.