Unit ENVIRONMENTAL APPLIED PHYSICS
- Course
- Building engineering and architecture
- Study-unit Code
- A001129
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Anna Laura Pisello
- CFU
- 12
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2018
- Offered
- 2020/21
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa integrata
APPLIED PHYSICS
| Code | A001130 |
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| CFU | 6 |
| Teacher | Anna Laura Pisello |
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| Learning activities | Base |
| Area | Discipline fisico-tecniche ed impiantistiche per l'architettura |
| Academic discipline | ING-IND/11 |
| Type of study-unit | Opzionale (Optional) |
| Language of instruction | Italian (available teaching material in English if needed by international students) |
| Contents | Knowledge and technical-quantitative capacity on the following topics: Energy, energy transfer and energy analysis. Pure substances. Closed systems. Control volumes and mass conservation. Second law of thermodynamics. Entropy. Mixtures of gas and steam, atmospheric air. Heat transmission: conduction, convection and radiation. |
| Reference texts | Notes curated by the lecturer and freely distributed to scholars, plus integration in the book Fisica tecnica ambientale, con elementi di Acustica e illuminotecnica – McGrawHill – Y. Cengel, G. Dall’ò, L. Sarto |
| Educational objectives | Knowledge and technical-quantitative capacity on the following topics: Energy, energy transfer and energy analysis. Pure substances. Closed systems. Control volumes and mass conservation. Second law of thermodynamics. Entropy. Mixtures of gas and steam, atmospheric air. Heat transmission: conduction, convection and radiation. |
| Prerequisites | Basic knowledge of maths and classic physics. |
| Teaching methods | Class lessons and exercises for applied problems |
| Other information | Availability of the lecturer by email and by appointment (on Teams or in person) |
| Learning verification modality | Written and oral exam. Application laboratory to be performed in groups. |
| Extended program | 1. Thermodynamics: Basic concepts and definitions. 2. The First Principle of Thermodynamics. 3. The Second Principle of Thermodynamics. Reversible and irreversible processes. 4. Open Systems (mass balance, energy, entropy). 5. Single-component simple systems and diagram (p, v). Liquids. 6. Saturated vapors. 7. Overheated vapors. 8. Ideal gases. 9. Real gases. 10. Thermodynamic diagrams (T, s), (h, s), (ph) and (T, h). 11. Steam power cycles. Refrigerator cycle. 12. Motion of compressible fluids. 15. Gas mixtures. 16. Perfect gas mixtures. 17. Foundations of psychrometry. 18. Heat exchange by conduction. Fourier's law. Fourier equation. 19. The heat exchange by convection. Natural convection. Forced convection. 20. Radiative heat exchange. 21. The global heat transfer coefficient. 22. The heat exchangers. The average logarithmic temperature. 23. Thermohygrometric comfort: thermohygrometric balance of the human body; the indices of comfort (direct, derivative and empirical). 24. Causes of local discomfort. 25. Comfort diagrams and normative references. 26. Indoor air quality: main pollutants; sick building syndrome; filtration systems. |
MICROCLIMATE, LIGHTING SYSTEMS AND ACOUSTICS
| Code | A001131 |
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| CFU | 6 |
| Teacher | Anna Laura Pisello |
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| Hours |
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| Learning activities | Affine/integrativa |
| Area | Attività formative affini o integrative |
| Academic discipline | ING-IND/11 |
| Type of study-unit | Opzionale (Optional) |
| Language of instruction | Italian, with available material also in English |
| Contents | Knowledge of the problems of noise, light and atmospheric pollution and their effects on the urban microclimate. Acquisition of basic knowledge on lighting and applied acoustics aimed at achieving an awareness of the wider multidisciplinary context of engineering, with reference to the design methodologies, lighting systems and systems for noise control in living environments and work. |
| Reference texts | Notes and slides from the lecturer. |
| Educational objectives | Knowledge of the problems of noise, light and atmospheric pollution and their effects on the urban microclimate. Acquisition of basic knowledge on lighting and applied acoustics aimed at achieving an awareness of the wider multidisciplinary context of engineering, with reference to the design methodologies, lighting systems and systems for noise control in living environments and work. |
| Prerequisites | Applied physics. Maths and physics. |
| Teaching methods | Frontal lesson, exercises and tematic workshops. |
| Other information | - |
| Learning verification modality | Written and oral exam. Exercises. |
| Extended program | MICROCLIMATE. The microclimate in urban areas. Atmospheric boundary layer structure and turbulence. Radiative heat balance of the earth's surface. Interactions between soil and atmosphere in urban areas. Logarithmic profile of the wind. Atmospheric stability models. Urban heat island. Causes of the urban heat island. Characteristics and consequences of the heat island. Heat island mitigation: influence of vegetation and materials used in the built environment. Energy impact of the heat island. Effects of urban heating on human comfort. LIGHTING. The electromagnetic spectrum and light. Human vision: phenomena related to light and its perception. The visibility curves. Fundamental photometric and radiometric quantities. Light-matter interaction: reflection coefficient and luminance coefficient. Colorimetry: color classification methods according to color spaces. Measurement of photometric, radiometric and colorimetric quantities. Light sources. Lighting systems. Luminaires. The utilization factor. Calculation methods for lighting systems. Interior lighting: main regulatory requirements, systems and methods for checking performance. Street lighting: current regulatory requirements and methods for verifying performance. ACOUSTIC. Sound and main acoustic properties. Sound wave propagation laws. Sound pressure levels. Psychophysical Acoustic spectral analysis. Equivalent sound level. Measuring instruments. Acoustic properties of materials and noise control. Sound absorbing materials and structures. Sound propagation indoors. Analysis of the acoustic behavior of closed environments. Passive acoustic requirements of buildings. Noise assessment in the workplace. Outdoor noise pollution. Outdoor noise propagation. Acoustic barriers and noise attenuation mechanisms. Noise detection techniques. Control and noise protection interventions. |