Water Works Engineering by Syed Qasim
This book offers the most in-depth, step-by-step coverage available of contemporary water treatment plant planning, design, and operations.KEY TOPICS:Start by reviewing the state-of-the-art in water treatment technology, along with future trends. Understand the key water quality constituents and their health significance; and the unit operations and water treatment processes in most widespread use. Walk step-by-step through water treatment plant planning and design, including predesign reports, problem definition, site selection, and more. Next, review key issues such as raw water intake, screening, aeration, conveyance, flow measurement, pumping, coagulation, flocculation, precipitation, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection, and fluoridation. The book includes detailed coverage of aesthetic issues such as color, taste, and odor control; techniques for residuals management; a guide to instrumentation and control; a review of nonconventional processes; and a troubleshooting guide for avoiding key design errors.MARKET:For all professionals concerned with water works engineering, including consulting engineers, professionals, equipment manufacturers, and technical personnel in city, state, and national organizations who must review designs and specifications.
SYED R. QASIM, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, has over 30 years of design, research and teaching experience in water and wastewater treatment processes. He has written three books, and published over 100 technical papers. EDWARD M. MOTLEL is Vice President and Director of Engineering with Chiang, Patel & Yerby Inc., a consulting engineering firm in Dallas, TX. He has over 20 years of consulting experience in planning, design, and construction of advanced water, wastewater treatment, and conveyance projects. GUANG ZHU has ten years of consulting experience with Beijing Municipal Engineering Design and Research Institute, Beijing, China, and is author of many technical papers in environmental engineering. He joined Chiang, Patel & Yerby Inc. as an environmental engineering process design engineer after completing his Ph.D. in 1996.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780131502116 |
| ISBN 10 | 0131502115 |
| Title | Water Works Engineering |
| Author | Syed Qasim |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pearson Education (US) |
| Year published | 2000-04-26 |
| Number of pages | 864 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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