RHID - Postgraduate Certificate in Urban Water Systems Engineering

Areas System Modeling and Analysis: Definition of system. Status, inputs and outputs. Modeling. Types of models. Uncertainty. System simulation. Hydrology of Basins: Hydric Balance. Description, measurement, analysis and modeling of hydrological processes such as rain, evapotranspiration, seepage and run-off. Hydrographic basins, deforestation and reforestation. Erosion and sediment production systems. Simulation of systems for use of hydric resources. Urban Hydrology: Hydrological cycle in the urban environment. Threats, vulnerability and risk. Extreme event frequency analysis: precipitation, run-off. Hydrograms. Analysis and transit of water level rise, detention ponds. Urban hydrology models.

Areas Pipeline Hydraulics, Reynolds Experiment. Friction Losses. Length of fluid blending and interaction - solid wall. Pipeline design equations: Hagen - Poiseuille, Darcy - Weisbach. Nikuradse and Moody Diagrams.Prandtl - von Kármán and Colebrook - White Equations. Simple pipeline design. Pumps on simple pipelines. Design of piping systems: tandem and parallel piping. Pumps on piping systems. Open networks and matrix networks. Network Hydraulics: Description of a potable water distribution network. Parts and components of a distribution network. Basic equations for hydraulic calculations of distribution networks: mass and energy conservation equations. Network calculation methods: Hardy - Cross, Newton - Rhapson, Linear Theory Gradient. Optimized network design. Quality of water in distribution networks. Storage and compensation tanks.

Áreas Quimical of water: Chemical balance quíin water: reactions áacid-base, diagrams of pC-pH, alkalinity, precipitation reaction, coagulation, oxidiing.reduction reactions, hardness. Chorine Chemistry. Applications. Potabilization Processes: Quality of water for human consumption. Colloid Chemistry. Coagulation. Floccculation. Sedimentation. Seepage. Disinfection. Iron and manganese removal.

System control theoretical basis. Systems for measurement and instrumentation of water supply and urban drainage system components. Telemetry systems and data remote acquisition. Supervision and monitoring.

Areas Biological Processes: Microorganisms and organisms, growth, reproduction and cynetics. Energy and Environment. Biological reactions. Mass Balance. Biological reactors. Biofilms. Waste Water Treatment: Context of waste water treatment in urban drainage. Pretreatment and primary, secondary and tertiary treatment. Design considerations on various tyes of aerobic and anaerobic reactors. Natural treatments. 

Áreas Pumps and Pumping Stations: Pumps and their classification, types of pumping stations and intakes, hydraulic aspects of pump functioning, water hammer and air packages. Plant Hydraulics: Energy losses and design criteria for hydraulic structures and devices used to measure and control flow at plants. Inlet outlet, measurement, settlement, splitting and distribution structures. Hydraulic drains and bumps. Manifolds, orifices and fittings.

Geology elements. Types of aquifers. Types of subsurface flows and modeling. Stationary and transitory flow. Well design and pumping tests. Aquifer contamination. Remediation of contaminated soils and aquifers.

Areas Alternative Technologies: Structural and Non-structural Alternatives for management of urban water. Control of temporary drainage and storage. Alternative drainage technologies. Sociocultural component in these technologies. Urban Drainage Systems: Sewage systems. Sediment sources and material on networks. Physical, chemical and biological processes on sewage networks ad on final disposal systems. Water, sediment and contaminant management on sewage systems. Integral systems for gathering and evacuation of waste water and rain water.

Areas Modeling of Water Quality : Characterization and quantification of contaminating discharges on surface water ways. Hydraulic and hydrological characteristics of water ways. Unidimensional and bidimensional models of the behavior of surface water constituents: dissolved oxygen, DBO, pathogens, nitrogen, phosphorus, toxic substances. Eutrophication of lakes and dams. Management of Mud: Mud sources and its environmental impact. Quantification and characterization of mud volumes. Treatments: thickening, dehydration, digestion, composting, drying, storage.