Unit ENERGETICS
- Course
- Industrial engineering
- Study-unit Code
- GP004999
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- CFU
- 12
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2022
- Offered
- 2022/23
- Type of study-unit
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa integrata
| Code | A002668 |
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| CFU | 6 |
| Teacher | Federico Rossi |
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| Learning activities | Affine/integrativa |
| Area | Attività formative affini o integrative |
| Academic discipline | ING-IND/11 |
| Type of study-unit |
| Code | A002669 |
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| CFU | 6 |
| Teacher | Beatrice Castellani |
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| Hours |
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| Learning activities | Caratterizzante |
| Area | Ingegneria meccanica |
| Academic discipline | ING-IND/10 |
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| Language of instruction | Italian |
| Contents | The module provides the basic principles in the field of energy and in particular on traditional energy sources. Describe the main energy indicators and situates the energy situation at global and national levels. Describe the characteristics of conventional energy resources, including nuclear. Provides criteria for technical and economic evaluation of the main energy conversion processes. Describe the main uses of energy in different sectors and the related energy saving measures. |
| Reference texts | Teaching materials edited by teacher |
| Educational objectives | This course represents the first module of Energetics and examines the basic elements of the energetics and of the traditional energy sources. The main aim of this teaching is to provide students with the bases needed to address the study of different conventional energy sources, included nuclear energy, and the energy conversion processes. Main knowledge acquired will be: knowledge on the genesis of carbon and petroleum hydrocarbons and of the factors that determine their final chemico-physical characteristics; basic elements of location of oil and carbon fields, oil extraction and recovery, fossil fuels transportation technologies; basic knowledge to evaluate the energetic and economic efficiency of the main hydrocarbons transportation technologies; basic elements of main energy conversion processes. knowledge on the main energy applications in various sectors and the corresponding energy saving actions. |
| Prerequisites | Not required |
| Teaching methods | The course is organized as follow: lectures on all subjects of the course; Educational trip (optional) that allows students to verify first-hand what has been shown in class. Every year, during the period between early and late May, it will be organized a one-day trip, in one or more industrial plants inside the region. |
| Other information | |
| Learning verification modality | Oral test |
| Extended program | Teaching Unit: Energy supply, distribution and transmission of energy. Classification of energy sources, availability, distribution and access. Distribution and transmission of energy: Electricity networks, Pipeline Transport for accumulation, Tankers, Bulk carriers. Teaching Unit: Energy requirements. The national and international energy needs; predictive models for macroscale systems (states, regions) and microscale (business, commercial, etc.). Teaching Unit: Sources traditional energy. Characteristics of traditional energy sources: fossil (coal, oil, natural gas), Nuclear. Nuclear fusion. Availability, worldwide distribution. Programmability. Environmental issues. |