Unit ENERGETICS
- Course
- Industrial engineering
- Study-unit Code
- GP004999
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- CFU
- 12
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2024
- Offered
- 2024/25
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa integrata
| Code | A003431 |
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| CFU | 6 |
| Teacher | Federico Rossi |
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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 | Obbligatorio (Required) |
| Language of instruction | italian |
| Contents | Elements of nuclear physics. Types of technologies for the construction of nuclear power plants. Waste and management of the Commission Inghe phase. Economic and environmental aspects. |
| Reference texts | teacher notes |
| Educational objectives | Knowledge of the basic principles of nuclear energy with economic, environmental and technical evolution aspects |
| Prerequisites | Basic concepts of chemical physics and technical physics and thermo-fluid dynamics. |
| Teaching methods | Frontal teaching |
| Other information | - |
| Learning verification modality | oral |
| Extended program | Unit of measurement of energy. Elements of atomic physics. Isotopes and radioactive decays. Ionizing radiations and their measurement. Neutron matter interactions. Cross section concept. Fission phenomenon and energetic aspects. Fissile elements fertile elements. Neutron spectra. Basic elements of reactor physics. Types of nuclear power plants. In-depth analysis of pressurized water and boiling water thermal power plants. Gas power plants. Fast neutron plants. Fuel reprocessing issues. Economic evaluations with examples of introduction of the concept of the levelized cost of energy. Examples of nuclear accidents with insights into Chernobyl and Fukushima. Elements of nuclear fusion. |
| Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile | 7,9,10,11 |
| Code | A003432 |
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| CFU | 6 |
| Teacher | Beatrice Castellani |
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| Learning activities | Caratterizzante |
| Area | Ingegneria meccanica |
| Academic discipline | ING-IND/10 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
| Language of instruction | Italian. Slides by the lecturer both in Italian and English. |
| Contents | The module provides the basic principles in the field of energy and in particular on renewable energy sources, on the efficiency of energy systems, including traditional ones, and on energy storage. The course introduces the issues relating to traditional sources, discussing unconventional fossil sources, and describes the scenarios of penetration of renewables and the needs related to the presence of storage systems. It describes the characteristics of renewable energy sources and storage systems. It provides technical-economic evaluation criteria of the main energy conversion processes, energy efficiency technologies and storage systems. |
| Reference texts | Teaching materials edited by the lecturer |
| Educational objectives | This course represents the first module of Energy systems and explores the basic elements of the energy field, of renewable energy sources and energy storage. The main aim of the course is to provide students with the knowledge needed to address the study of different unconventional and renewable energy sources, the energy conversion processes and energy storage systems. The acquired knowledge will be: global energy scenarios Issues of fossil energy Unconventional fossil energy sources Renewable sources, in particular wind, solar photovoltaic and geothermal Energy storage systems (mechanical, electrical, chemical, electrochemical and thermal) basic elements of main energy conversion processes. |
| Prerequisites | Not required |
| Teaching methods | The course is organized with lectures on all topics of the course. |
| Learning verification modality | Oral test |
| Extended program | Energy storage: definitions, classification, coupling with renewables, services on the electricity grid. Pumped hydro storage, CAES, LAES, flywheels: construction principles, systems, characteristics - LCOS definition. Chemical storage. Hydrogen, synthetic fuels, ammonia methanol. Thermochemical conversion processes. Hydrogen production: steam reforming, electrolysis. Storage and use of hydrogen. Power-to-gas, methanation, ammonia, methanol. Elements of electrochemistry. Performance of a cell. Type of batteries (lead, nickel, lithium, flow batteries, zebra, etc.) Heat storage. Principles: sensitive, latent, thermochemical. Sensible heat storage systems: TES aquifer, water, gravel, cavern, packed bed." Storage of latent heat. PCM: hydrated salts, paraffins, fatty acids, hydrated clathrates. Cold storage. PCM in buildings and thermal systems. |
| Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile | 7,11, 13 |