Course Details

Sanitation Installations and Gas Installations

Academic Year 2025/26

BTB010 course is part of 1 study plan

​ BPC-SI / S Summer Semester 4th year

Course Guarantor

Ing. Jakub Vrána, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Building Services

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

4 credits

Semester

summer

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/289877

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

  • 1. Hydraulic of drainage, gravity drainage systems inside high buildings(sample function of the stack on the model in the laboratory of building services).
  • 2. Separators, small wastewater treatment systems.
  • 3. Retention of rainwater, rainwater harvesting systems, roof drainage with siphonic system, safety overflows.
  • 4. Hydraulic of water installations, detailed calculation method for pipe sizing, water demand.
  • 5. Generation of potable hot water - designing methods, fire-water supply, protection against pollution of potable water in water installations.
  • 6. Pumping devices for drainage and water installations inside buildings.
  • 7. Gas distribution pipelines and service lines.
  • 8. Gas pipeworks and appliances for buildings.
  • 9. Industrial gaslines and gas boiler houses.
  • 10. Pressure gas stations and distribution of liquefied petrol gases (LPG).
  • 11. Gas pressure regulators and gas meters.

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

  • 1. Design and sizing of stack in drainage system at the desired high building.
  • 2. Sizing of domestic wastewater treatment plant for a given building, grease traps and separators for light liquids.
  • 3. Sizing of retention tanks, stormwater soakaways and safety overflow entered the building roof.
  • 4. Design and sizing of water installation in a given building, balance the needs of water entered the building.
  • 5. Sizing of water heaters for a given building.
  • 6. Flow and pump head destination.
  • 7. Design low and medium pressure gas service pipe for a given building.
  • 8. Design and sizing of gas installation pipework in a given building.
  • 9. Design of gas installation in the boiler room.
  • 10. Design pressure regulator and meter for a given building.
  • 11. Submission design and calculations, credit.