Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to:
List…
✓ commonly used filter media types
✓ turbidity causing colloidal matter
✓ turbidity removal requirements
✓ turbidity removal mechanisms in a filter
✓ filter control equipment
Recognize…
✓ problems in multimedia gravity filters
✓ maximum filtration rates
Explain…
✓ head loss effects on filters
✓ filter run termination profiles
Describe…
✓ modes of filter operation
✓ components of a gravity media filters
✓ backwash sequencing
✓ filter media characteristics and selection requirements
✓ air scouring and its effects
Interpret…
✓ turbidity information
Calculate…
✓ daily filter production
✓ filter production/run
✓ filter backwash rate
✓ filter aid dosage
✓ filtration rate
✓ filter loading rate
✓ unit filter run volume (UFRV)
✓ filter media effective size and L/d ratio
Analyze…
✓ filter run profile
Set-up…
✓ a filter assessment or surveillance program
Plan…
✓ a comprehensive performance evaluation
Assess…
✓ deteriorating filter performance
✓ normal and abnormal filter media conditions