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Objectives

• By the end of this course the participants will be able to:
• Recognise the key components of water distribution networks and describe the function they perform
• Explain the hydraulic impact components have on distribution networks
• dentify common hydraulic related problems that can occur in systems and describe their symptoms
• Explain terminology used in relation to behaviour of water in pipelines
• Use devices to measure flows and pressures in pipes and diagnose faults within them
• Use simple formulas to calculate pipeline velocities
• Decide on the main planning elements of these systems, namely designing demands, pressures, velocities and gradients.
• Understand the steady-state hydraulics
• Choose adequate supplying schemes, to suggest a network layout, main components and pipe materials.
• Distinguish between various operational modes.
• Judge technical solutions dealing with the system maintenance, rehabilitation, and expansion.

The Delegates

• The course targets the professionals dealing with technical aspects of Supply water , transport and distribution, working for water supply companies, Oil companies , municipal assemblies or consulting bureaus.
• The course is however designed to start from scratch on hydraulics and other technical aspects, also suitable for ‘softer’ professional backgrounds where multidisciplinary work in teams .

Contents

• Introdction :
• Characteristics Of Water .
• Water supply
• Operation of pumps .
• Water transport to high tower .
• Water supply to different pressure zones .
• Water loss .
• Water Behavior :
• The Liquid and Solid Phases of Water
• The Wettability of Water
• The physics of surface tension
• Water Contact Angle
• Modeling Water at the Molecular Level
• Water Transport and Distribution:
• Main objectives and components of WTD systems.
• Water demand categories, patterns, calculation and forecasting .
• Steady-state hydraulics of pressurised flows.
• Single pipe calculation .
• Branched and looped networks .
• Pressure driven demand .
• Hydraulics of storage and pumps .
• Hydraulic design:
• Choice of supply scheme .
• Network layouts .
• Design of pumping stations .
• Power requirements and energy consumption.
• Engineering design:
• Choice of pipe materials .
• Valves and other equipment .
• Network construction:
• Pipe laying .
• Testing and disinfection.
• Operation & maintenance:
• Regular & irregular supply .
• Network cleaning and rehabilitation.
• Water Loss Management and Control:
• Definition of non-revenue water and IWA terminology used in the sector.
• Components of water losses .
• Methods of reducing and controlling real- and apparent network losses .
• Quantification of leakage in distribution systems .
• Leak location and repair techniques .
• Pressure management.

The Discount

10% in case of Three P. (or more)