Instructor David Hanna,P.E., Mr. Hanna is a graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy with a B.S. degree in Marine Engineering and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with an M.S.degree in Environmental Engineering. Mr.Hanna is an Associate Professor at Ferris State University with faculty responsibilities in both the construction management and surveying engineering programs. Mr.Hanna has worked for several consulting engineering and construction management firms before joining the faculty at Ferris State in 1991. Mr. Hanna is a licensed professional engineer in Ohio and the recipient of university and national teaching awards. He has designed both water and wastewater treatment plants and numerous plant processes and facilities ranging in size from 0.2 to 120 million gallons per day. His experience includes planning,conceptual and preliminary design,final design, production of plans and specifications, construction administration, construction installation and quality control,plant startup and troubleshooting, and evaluation of facilities for hydraulic expansion and process upgrade. Mr. Hanna has served as an Instructor on hydraulics, pumping systems, and treatment processes to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the New York State Department of Health with operator training and certification programs. He has also presented in-house training to a number of consulting engineering firms and County/Regional Agencies and Authorities. Mr.Hanna is a member of ASCE, the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE), and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Back to Top

Course Description This seminar presents the basics of pressure pipe and open channel flow hydraulics as applied in the design and operation of water and wastewater treatment plants. Calculators will be used in design examples. Topics covered include: basics of pipe and open channel flow, hydraulic head losses, pipe and channel layout and design, flowmeter selection, flow control and flow distribution, design of hydraulic elements, and design of water and wastewater treatment plant unit processes. Topics not included are pumps and pump station design (offered separately by ASCE). This seminar will provide engineers with the hydraulic engineering design tools needed to successfully layout and design the flow elements of both water and wastewater treatment plants. Numerous design examples are incorporated in the seminar material-both theoretical examples and practical design solutions from existing treatment plants. Back to Top Seminar Benefits Know the fundamental principles of pressure pipe and open channel flow hydraulics Learn how to calculate head losses in pipes and open channels Learn how to integrate hydraulic design of treatment plants into overall plant layout and design Learn the hydraulic design basics of common unit processes of water and wastewater treatment Learn how to develop and plot a plant hydraulic grade line Learn how to select and use hydraulic control points in plant design Learn how to marry theoretical hydraulics with practical plant layout and operations Back to Top Who Should Attend Civil engineers and design engineers Consulting engineers and project managers Plant superintendents and operators Utility and Authority managers and planners Approval agency plan reviewers Design/Build contractors and construction managers Plant and process oriented contractors Site development engineers Engineers preparing to take the PE exam Back to Top Summary Outline Hydraulic Design Criteria Importance of hydraulic design Plant layout Process diagrams Hydraulic grade lines Plant piping Yard piping   Plant Hydraulic Design Design philosophy Hydraulic design Basis of design Plant siting Plant layout Flow diagrams Hydraulic profiles     Open Channel Hydraulics Types of open channel flows Geometry factors Energy factors Specific energy Froude and Reynolds numbers Critical flow Uniform flow Non-Uniform flow Rapidly varying flow Hydraulic jumps   Closed Conduit Flow Hydraulic principles Friction head loss Bernoulli and General Energy equations Laminar and turbulent flow Pipe friction losses Minor losses Series piping headlosses Parallel piping headlosses   Flow Control and Distribution Gates Valves Weirs Distribution Boxes Hydraulic Control Points Parshall flumes Manifolds   Weirs Fundamental hydraulics Sharp crested weirs Broad crested weirs Triangular section weirs Trapezoidal section weirs Selection and use of weirs   Orifices,Gates and Tubes Orifices Discharge of falling head Gates Tubes Nozzles   Flow Measurement Hydraulic principles Basics of flow measurement Accuracy of flow measurement Selection of primary elements Selection of secondary elements Application of flumes Field measurements   Wastewater Treatment Plant Process Hydraulics Screening Grit removal Sedimentation Aeration Contact tanks Cascade aerators Outfalls   Water Treatment Plant Process Hydraulics Mixing Flocculation Sedimentation Filtration Wastewater Treatment Plant Design Examples   Water Treatment Plant Design Example   References and texts Back to Top

Locations & Dates Treatment Plant Hydraulics for Civil Engineers $1,085 M $1,295 NM St. Louis, MO, May 22 - 23, 2008 San Diego, CA, Jul 10 - 11, 2008

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