1st Edition
Water Hydraulics Fundamentals for the Water and Wastewater Maintenance Operator
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.
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
Appendix A: Answers to Chapter Self-Tests
Appendix B: Answers to Chapter 10-Final Review Examination
Index
Biography
Frank R. Spellman, Joanne Drinan
