Water and Sevage Systems (5 cr)
Code: 5T00EH86-3006
General information
Enrolment period
02.07.2024 - 31.08.2024
Timing
12.08.2024 - 15.12.2024
Credits
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Building Services Engineering
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Building Services Engineering, HVAC Systems
Teachers
- Eero Kulmala
Person in charge
Antti Mäkinen
Groups
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23AI253
Objectives (course unit)
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
- Explain the mechanisms by which fires start and spread and the key principles of different fire extinguishing methods
Content (course unit)
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 (course unit)
Building Services Engineering Solutions for A Detached House module
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student can recognize the principles of designing typical water and sewage systems, and the most essential parts and devices of them. Student is able to describe the basics of municipal water services.
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student can design and dimension typical water and sewage systems. Student can recognize the most essential parts and devices of these systems and is able to determine their features independently. Student is able to describe the basics of water services and sewage in communities and in thinly-populated areas.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student can design and dimension water and sewage systems independently. Student can recognize all kinds of parts and devices in these systems and is able to determine their features independently. Student has a wide knowledge of features in water services and sewage in communities and in thinly-populated areas.
Assessment scale
0-5