Unit SCIENCES AND TECHNIQUES OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
- Course
- Environment and workplace prevention techniques
- Study-unit Code
- GP001506
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Roberta Selvaggi
- CFU
- 7
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2023
- Offered
- 2024/25
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa integrata
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
Code | GP001523 |
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CFU | 2 |
Teacher | Marco Dionigi |
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Learning activities | Base |
Area | Scienze propedeutiche |
Academic discipline | ING-INF/02 |
Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
Language of instruction | italian |
Contents | Electromagnetics theory and application to environmental protection. |
Reference texts | F. Ulaby "fundamentals of applied electromagnetics" teacher's lecture notes |
Educational objectives | The student will first address electromagnetics issues with the aim of understanding the methodologies field level measurements |
Prerequisites | The student must have achieved capacity of understanding and analysis of problems related to phisics courses. |
Teaching methods | Theoretical lessons and practical training |
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Learning verification modality | the exam is written with multiple answer questions and one open question. |
Extended program | Introduction: motivations and objectives of the course - ELECTROSTATICS and MAGNETOSATICS: o the coulomb law o the electric field o The Gauss law o Insulators and conductors o Electric potentials o the electric current o the magnetic field o the Lorentz force o forces between currents o magnetic field generation o the Ampere law - ELECTROMAGNETICS: o The Maxwell equations o The electromagnetic waves o the transmission lines o The antenna radiation - ELECTROMAGNETICS NUMERICAL SIMULATION: o Numerical methods o examples of commercial software - eXPOSITION LIMITS TO THE EM FIELDS: o the electromagnetic emissions o the biological effects o ICNIRP reccommendations(INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON NON-IONIZING RADIATION PROTECTION) and national law. - Electromagnetic fields measurements: o instruments o techniques |
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile |
CHEMISTRY IN ENVIRONMENT AND IN CULTURAL HERITAGE 2
Code | GP001522 |
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CFU | 3 |
Teacher | Roberta Selvaggi |
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Learning activities | Caratterizzante |
Area | Scienze della prevenzione nell'ambiente e nei luoghi di lavoro |
Academic discipline | CHIM/12 |
Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
Language of instruction | Italian |
Contents | Description of chemical and biological wastewater treatment processes. Overview of the different methods and technologies used to control the release of air pollutants from urban and industrial sources. Appropriate methods of storage, collection, transfer, treatment and disposal of solid wastes for industrialised and developing countries. |
Reference texts | Chimica Ambientale, C. Baird e M. Cann, Zanichelli Editore S.p.A. – Bologna; |
Educational objectives | Acquisition of skills in the field of waterwaste and air emission monitoring and purification, and of waste protection and management techniques. |
Prerequisites | - Concepts of chemical equilibrium and chemical kinetics; - Knowledge of inorganic chemistry; - Knowledge of organic chemistry; - Knowledge of the concepts of repartition between phases; - Knowledge of the basic concepts of Environmental Chemistry. |
Teaching methods | Lessons, group teaching activity (creation of a manuscript on industrial waste purification techniques) |
Other information | Mandatory attendance |
Learning verification modality | Multiple choice test and evaluation of the manuscript on industrial waste purification techniques created during the group activity. |
Extended program | Wastewater treatment processes Physical-chemical treatment processes; Biological treatment processes; Sludge treatment and disposal. Technology for Air Pollution Control Particulate Matter Control Greenhouse Gas Emission Control SO2 Emissions Control VOC Emissions Control NOx Emissions Control Municipal solid waste management Sources, composition and properties of solid waste; Separation, processing, and transformation technologies of solid waste; Biological and chemical conversion technologies. |
SYSTEMS FOR ENERGY AND FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
Code | GP001524 |
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CFU | 2 |
Teacher | Giovanni Cinti |
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Learning activities | Caratterizzante |
Area | Scienze della prevenzione nell'ambiente e nei luoghi di lavoro |
Academic discipline | ING-IND/09 |
Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
Language of instruction | Italian |
Contents | Operating principle, system layout, and performance of the main energy conversion systems. Study and evaluation of the environmental impacts of energy systems |
Reference texts | Dispense del docente |
Educational objectives | Knowledge of the main energy conversion plants and the main issues related to the environmental impact of energy systems |
Prerequisites | Basic knowledge of Physics and Chemistry. |
Teaching methods | Lectures Numerical exercises Quizzes Student-led in-depth studies on specific topics |
Learning verification modality | Written exam (30 minutes): 7 multiple-choice questions (0.8 points for each correct answer, 0 points for incorrect answers) 1 open-ended question (from 0 to 2.9 points) The exam is coordinated with the other course modules (see course regulations) |
Extended program | Revision of thermodynamics. Ideal gas law. Thermodynamic quantities and transformations on thermodynamic diagrams. Definition of system. Principle of mass conservation. Definition of work, power, and energy. First law of thermodynamics. Thermodynamic cycles and definition of efficiency. National energy production and usage (IEA). The energy system and types of environmental impact. Thermal power plants. Hydroelectric and geothermal plants. Wind and photovoltaic plants. Biomass plants. Storage systems |