Course detail

Selected Problems of Plumbing

FAST-CT03Acad. year: 2015/2016

Theoretical fundamentals of pumping process within hydraulic systems. Pump application within plumbing engineering specialization – overview of systems applied for water supply and drainage for buildings. Design of pump stations and conjoint equipment.
Basic information about sprinkler fixed extinguishing systems and their designing.
Acquaintances extension of central domestic hot water heating systems. Overview of appliances for potable water conditioning before heating. Problems of domestic hot water temperature control.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Building Services (TZB)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student upgrade his qualifications in plumbing systems in buildings.

Prerequisites

Fundamentals of hydraulics - water flow in a closed pressurized systems and gravity flow systems, basic principles of plumbing, basic knowledge of hot water supply systems.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

Potable water demand and quantity of wastewater, introduction to pumps systems, suction head for pumps
Pump head-capacity curves
System head curves, point of pumps operation
Change of point of pump operation
Pumps and pumps stations for plumbing engineering
Booster pump systems and hydropneumatic tank systems for water supply
Determination of capacity of gravity tanks (suction, storage) and pressure tanks (diaphragm tanks)
Automatic wastewater lifting plants and their design
Sprinkler fixed extinguishing systems – purpose, application, fundamental arrangement and sprinkler installations
Sprinkler fixed extinguishing systems - possible water sources, sprinkler heads, principles of hydraulic calculations
Central water heating – storage and instantaneous systems
Central water heating - design of systems components
Potable water conditioning before heating, control of domestic hot water temperature

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To extend basic information of plumbing engineering especially in the area of water pumping, extinguishing systems and water heating systems. Design pumping stations within plumbing engineering specialization, to do conjoint hydraulic calculations and to process necessary drawings, further the students will be able to design domestic hot water systems efficiently including thermal calculations. Sprinkler fixed extinguishing systems.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Rybář P.: Sprinklerová hasící zařízení. Knižnice požární ochrany, 0. (CS)
W. Chan., W.-Y.: Pumps & Systems. ASPE, USA, 1983. RR585160. (EN)
Paciga, A: Projektovanie a provoz čerpacej techniky. Alfa Bratislava, 1990. 80-05-00650-0. (SK)
Valášek, J. a kol.: Zdravotně technická zařízení a instalace. Jaga, Bratislava, 2001. IBSN 80-88905-65-6. (CS)

Recommended reading

Harris, C., M.: Handbook of Utilities and Services for Buildings. McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, NY, USA, 1990. (EN)
Kucbel, J.: Požárna ochrana budov. J. Kucbel Bratislava, 1993. 80-901398-0-9. (SK)
Žabička, Z.- Vrána, J.: Zdravotně technické instalace. ERA group, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7366-139-7. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-P-C-SI Master's

    branch S , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme N-K-C-SI Master's

    branch S , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme N-P-E-SI Master's

    branch S , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer