546-0812/02 – Balneotechnology and Balneology (BB)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Environmental EngineeringCredits5
Subject guarantorprof. Ing. Silvie Heviánková, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorprof. Ing. Silvie Heviánková, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementChoice-compulsory
Year2Semesterwinter
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2013/2014Year of cancellation2017/2018
Intended for the facultiesHGFIntended for study typesFollow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
CAL0022 Ing. Katrin Calábková
HEV01 prof. Ing. Silvie Heviánková, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Part-time Credit and Examination 12+0

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The aim is create an overview of the occurrence, properties and possible use of mineral and thermal water pools on the principles of design with regard to quality, treatment and disposal of pool water and pool water management areas.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Project work
Field trip

Summary

he course is focused on natural mineral resources, especially mineral and thermal waters, their composition, treatment and possibilities of use, as well as on swimming pools, natural and artificial, on pool water, its treatment and disposal and on water management of swimming pools.

Compulsory literature:

Lehmann, J.F. Therapeutic heat and could. Baltimore USA, Williams a Wilkins, 1990, p 725 Water treatment Handbook, Seventh edition, Degremont: France 2007, ISBN 978-1-84585-005-0 Twort, A. Ratnayaka, D. Brand J.: Water supply, London IWA Publishing 2000, ISBN 0-340-72018-2

Recommended literature:

WORCH, Eckhard. Hydrochemistry: basic concepts and exercises. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2015. De Gruyter graduate. ISBN 978-3-11-031553-0.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

Diskuse na vybraná témata v rámci přednášek.

E-learning

Other requirements

Term paper on a selected topic and its presentation

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

Lectures: 1. Introduction - definitions, history, spas, baths and physiological effects of swimming 2. Pools - the default design parameters (water area, visits); pool water quality 3. Recirculating pool water treatment, recirculation setting amount 4. Recirculating pool water treatment - mechanical pretreatment, filtration (coagulation filtration) sorption 5. Recirculating pool water treatment - disinfection, reducing the concentration of soluble substances, removal of algae 6. Distribution of pool water (spatial flow in the pool, drain the pool, buffer tank, supply line); pools, shapes and sizes of pools 7. Water swimming pool areas - the need for water, discharge and disposal of water needed to heat water pool facilities 8. Mineral and thermal waters - their properties and division, basic concepts, legislation in the field of waste water in question 9. Geological types of springs, mineral water collection, gas collection 10. Use of mineral water - use bottled water as, external balneace; internal balneace 11. The composition of mineral water - metal, metalloid and non-metals in mineral waters, examples 12. Overview of mineral waters in Bohemia - a major source of mineral water, its properties and therapeutic effects 13. Overview of mineral water on the territory of Moravia and Silesia - the major sources of mineral water, its properties and therapeutic effects 14. Major sources of mineral waters in the world, their properties and therapeutic effects 15. Peloids - their properties, extraction and processing; use for medical purposes Exercise: Excursion to the spa (for example Jeseníky, Teplice nad Bečvou, Luhačovice, Klimkovice, Darkov)

Conditions for subject completion

Part-time form (validity from: 2012/2013 Winter semester, validity until: 2017/2018 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Exercises evaluation and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51
        Exercises evaluation Credit 33  17
        Examination Examination 67  18 3
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Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2017/2018 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T006) Water Technologies and Water Management K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T006) Water Technologies and Water Management K Czech Most 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T006) Water Technologies and Water Management K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T006) Water Technologies and Water Management K Czech Most 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T006) Water Technologies and Water Management K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T006) Water Technologies and Water Management K Czech Most 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T006) Water Technologies and Water Management K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (N2102) Mineral Raw Materials (2102T006) Water Technologies and Water Management K Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan

Occurrence in special blocks

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Assessment of instruction



2017/2018 Winter
2016/2017 Winter
2015/2016 Winter
2013/2014 Winter