Mathematics manual for water and wastewater treatment plant operators : basic mathematics for water and wastewater operators /: basic mathematics for water and wastewater operators. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Basic mathematics for water and wastewater operators
• Further Information: Note: Frank R. Spellman.
• Authors: Spellman, Frank R
• Contents: 1. Introduction. 1.1 The 411 on Mathematics. 1.2. Dimensional Analysis. 2. Basic Units of Measurement, Conversions. 2.1 Setting the Stage. 2.2 Units of Measurement. 2.3 Conversion Factors. 2.4. Conversions. 2.5. Wire-to-Water Calculations. 2.6. Advanced Units of Measurement and Conversions. 3. Sequence of Operations. 3.1. Sequence of Operations—Rules. 3.2. Sequence of Operations—Examples. 4. Fractions, Decimals & Percent. 4.1. Fractions. 4.2. Decimals. 4.3. Percent. 5. Rounding & Significant Digits. 5.1. Rounding Numbers. 5.2. Determining Significant Figures. 6. Powers of Ten and Exponents. 6.1. Rounding Numbers. 6.2. Determining Significant Figures. 7. Averages (Arithmetic Mean) & Median. 7.1. Averages. 7.2. Median. 8. Solving for the Unknown. 8.1. Equations. 8.2. Axioms. 8.3. Solving Equations. 8.4. Setting Up Equations. 9. Ratio/Proportion. 9.1. Ratio. 9.2. Proportion. 9.3. Working with Ratio and Proportion. 10. Electrical Calculations. 10.1. Electrical Calculations. 10.2. Series D-C Circuit Characteristics. 10.3. General Series Circuit Analysis. 10.4. Parallel D-C Circuits. 11. Circumference, Area & Volume. 11.1. Perimeter and Circumference. 11.2. Area. 11.3. Volume. 12. Force, Pressure & Head, Velocity Calculations. 12.1. Force and Pressure. 12.2. Head. 12.3. Velocity. 13. Mass Balance & Measuring Plant Performance. 13.1. Mass Balance for Settling Tanks. 13.2. Mass Balance Using BOD Removal. 13.3. Measuring Plant Balance. 14. Pumping Calculations. 14.1. Basic Water Hydraulics Calculations. 14.2. Basic Pumping Calculations. 14.3. Positive Displacement Pumps. 14.4. Pumping Practice Problems. 15. Water Source & Storage Calculations. 15.1. Water Source Calculations. 15.2. Water Storage. 15.3. Water Storage Calculations. 15.4. Copper Sulfate Dosing. 16. Waste/Wastewater Laboratory Calculations. 16.1. Faucet Flow Estimation. 16.2. Service Line Flushing. 16.3. Composite Sampling Calculation (Proportioning Factor). 16.4. Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) Calculations. 16.5. Moles and Molarity. 16.6. Normality. 16.7. Settleability (Activated Biosolids Solids). 16.8. Settleable Solids. 16.9. Biosolids Total Solids, Fixed Solids and Volatile Solids. 16.10. Wastewater Suspended Solids and Volatile Suspended Solids. 16.11. Biosolids Volume Index (BVI) & Biosolids Density Index (BDI). 16.12. Chemical Dosage Calculations. 16.13. Laboratory Example Problems. 17. Workbook Practice Problems. 17.1. Basic Math Operations. 17.2. Fundamental Math Operations (Water/Wastewater).
• Edition: Third edition
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (330 pages), illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 628.10151; Water -- Purification -- Mathematics; Water quality management -- Mathematics; Water -- Purification -- Problems, exercises, etc; Water quality management -- Problems, exercises, etc; Sewage -- Purification -- Mathematics; Sewage disposal -- Mathematics; Sewage -- Purification -- Problems, exercises, etc; Sewage disposal -- Problems, exercises, etc
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000878486; 9781000878448
• Related ISBNs: 9781032406855; 9781032406848
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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