This two day course introduces the fundamental principles of hydraulic design as applied to a range of on-site wastewater management systems including trenches, beds, irrigation areas, sand filters and mounds.
Course content includes:
- Hydraulics in On-Site Wastewater Management
- Flow and Pressure Characteristics
- Pump Matching
- Fundamental Hydraulics
- Siphons and Flouts
- Energy and the Bernoulli Equation
- Pressure Dosing of Trenches and Beds
- Pressure Loss
- Irrigation System Components
- Manifold Design in Sand Filters and Mounds
- Irrigation System Design
- Orifice Flow
- Irrigation System Servicing and Maintenance
- Sprinkler and Dripper Hydraulics
- Pump Types and Design
- Tutorial Exercises and Worked Examples of Designs and How to Check Them
- Soils