Water Technology and Fundaments of Fire ExtinguishingLaajuus (3 cr)

Objectives

The student is able to
- plan and dimension a typical water, sewage and rainwater system for a building linked to a municipal water and sewage system
- describe the principles of water and sewage systems for thinly-populated areas
- give an account of the mechanisms by which fires start and spread and the key principles of different fire extinguishing methods
- identify the different control and adjustment needs of water and sewage systems.

Content

Water services for communities and solutions in thinly-populated areas, regulations and guidelines as the basis for planning, realising and using water and sewage systems. Water systems in a building, the energy economy of water devices and water consumption. Water and sewage fixtures. Sewage and rainwater systems, protection of pipes and sewerage, the sound technology of water and sewerage, production of warm water, separators for sewage water, pump stations. Equipment used to change the pressure in water pipes. Different methods of fire extinguishing.

Prerequisites

Building Services Engineering Solutions for A Detached House module