Unit PREVENTION AND SAFETY 1
- Course
- Environment and workplace prevention techniques
- Study-unit Code
- 50998404
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Andrea Nicolini
- CFU
- 4
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2023
- Offered
- 2025/26
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa integrata
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHICAL PHYSICS
| Code | GP003884 |
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| CFU | 2 |
| Teacher | Andrea Nicolini |
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| Hours |
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| Learning activities | Caratterizzante |
| Area | Scienze della prevenzione nell'ambiente e nei luoghi di lavoro |
| Academic discipline | ING-IND/11 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
| Language of instruction | Italian |
| Contents | Basics of thermodynamics and heat transfer. Air conditioning and treatment. Thermohygrometric comfort. Greenhouse effect and urban heat island. Environmental impact: olfactory, acoustic, lighting. Global pollution. |
| Reference texts | - Handouts by the teacher - Mauro Felli, Lezioni di Fisica Tecnica I, Termodinamica, macchine, impianti, a cura di Francesco Asdrubali, Ed. Morlacchi - Mauro Felli, Lezioni di Fisica Tecnica II, Trasmissione del calore, Acustica, Tecnica dell'Illuminazione, a cura di Federico Rossi, Ed. Morlacchi. |
| Educational objectives | The Environmental Applied Physics module has the main objective of providing students with fundamental knowledge on environmental comfort and impacts due to different types of polluting sources (odors, noise, light radiation). In addition, students are provided with the fundamental notions of thermodynamics, the basic concepts of heat transfer and the air treatments that characterize air conditioning plants. The main knowledge acquired will be: 1. the methods of heat transfer and their characteristics. 2. The main configurations of air conditioning plants and the air treatments that characterize them 3. Methods and parameters for evaluating thermohygrometric comfort. 4. Methods of assessing the odor impact. 5. the main acoustic parameters and the evaluation indexes of the noise disturbance 6. The parameters for evaluating light comfort. The main skills (i.e. the ability to apply the acquired knowledge) will be: 1. to be able to identify thermohygrometric comfort problems in closed and open environments. 2. how to identify problems of environmental pollution in the workplace. 3. how to estimate the effects of noise sources in closed and open environments. 4. how to identify problems of light comfort. |
| Prerequisites | No specific prerequisites. |
| Teaching methods | Methods of teaching Lesson hours: 20 Supports for Teaching and Learning - Video projections of the lessons - Educational materials distributed by the teacher - Recommended texts for the study - Handouts available on web site Learning mode (in addition to the attendance of teaching activities) - Reading and personal study on material given by the teacher - Reading and personal study on online material made available by the teacher - Reading and personal study on reference books |
| Other information | - |
| Learning verification modality | The exam consists of a written test, with an open question and a series of multiple choice questions. The questions will focus on the topics covered during the lessons. The open question can be replaced by the writing of an in-depth text on a topic covered by the lessons. |
| Extended program | 1) Fundamentals of Thermodynamics. Overview of International System (SI) units. Thermodynamic quantities. Closed and open thermodynamic systems. State variables. Phase rule. Clapeyron P-v diagram. Principles of thermodynamics. Zeroth law and the concept of temperature (thermal equilibrium). First law and energy conservation. Machines. Efficiency. Second law and energy quality. Entropy. T-s entropy diagram. Enthalpy. Exergy. 2) Heat Transfer. Modes of heat transfer. Conduction. Convection. Radiation. Combined convection-radiation coefficient (adduction). Thermal insulation materials. Application examples in civil construction (single-layer wall, multilayer wall, glass). 3) Air Conditioning. Psychrometric properties: specific humidity, relative humidity. Measurement instruments: psychrometer. Psychrometric chart. Air treatments: summer and winter air treatment in a full air system. Air/water conditioning systems. 4) Thermal-Hygrometric Comfort. Thermal-hygrometric balance of the human body. Metabolism. Thermal resistance of clothing. Global comfort indices: PMV and PPD. Causes of local discomfort. WBGT index. 5) Greenhouse Effect and Urban Heat Island. Analysis of environmental phenomena typical of anthropized areas (greenhouse effect, urban heat island) and their main consequences on human health. Solutions for mitigation. 6) Olfactometry. Olfactory disturbance, olfactory sensation, dynamic olfactometry, monitoring techniques. 7) Acoustics. Acoustic quantities and related levels. Acoustic spectra. Sound propagation. Reverberation. Absorption, reflection, and transmission of acoustic energy. Sound absorption: porous sound-absorbing panels, perforated resonant absorptive panels, and vibrating panels. Sound insulation: sound insulation index and mass law. Sound and noise. Noise evaluation indices. Normal audiogram. "A" weighting curve. Weighted equivalent continuous sound level LAeq,T. Elements of psychoacoustics: effects of noise on humans, shift of the audibility threshold. Legislation and technical standards. 8) Lighting. Photometric quantities. Light sources and their characteristics. Luminaires. Lighting design: objectives. Lighting design for indoor environments: total flux method. Introduction to the point-by-point method. Photometric measurements. Legislation and technical standards. |
PHYSIOLOGY OF WORK
| Code | 50590902 |
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| CFU | 2 |
| Teacher | Valentina Sensi |
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| Hours |
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| Learning activities | Caratterizzante |
| Area | Scienze della prevenzione nell'ambiente e nei luoghi di lavoro |
| Academic discipline | MED/44 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
| Language of instruction | Italian |