OVERVIEW

The course deals with HVAC for small pleasure yachts and sails

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The educational objective of the course is to provide the knowledge about the fundamentals of heating, cooling and air conditioning.

Students should acquire the ability to design the HVAC device of a small pleasure boat.

TEACHING METHODS

The educational activities are organized into 48 hours of theoretical classes.

Part of the course will deal with the preliminary design of a chiller & fan coils system for a small pleasure yacht or sail.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Principle of cooling, inverse cycles. Psychometry and main transformation of humid air.
Thermal comfort: Ashrae 55 and ISO 7730. Heat and mass balance of building: evaluation of thermal loads.
Main configurations of AC plants: Split systems, Water systems, Air systems.

Part of the course will focus the plants commonly employed on yachts.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

FRANCESCO DEVIA (President)

GUGLIELMO LOMONACO

ANNALISA MARCHITTO

MARIO MISALE

LESSONS

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The oral examination will be based on the discussion of the report about the preliminary design of a chiller & fan coils system for a small pleasure yacht or sail, which will be prepared by students.

Exam schedule