OVERVIEW

The course deals with HVAC for small pleasure yachts and sails

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The unit provides students with concepts of HVAC operating principles and relevant systems, with particular concern to the systems installed on the pleasure crafts.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Heat transfer and thermodynamics (basci principle)

Fundamantal of air conditioning

Psycrometry

Themal comfort

Thermal loads of indoor environment

Basic sytems for air conditioning and climatisation

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

HEATING VENTILATING AND AIR CONDITIONING

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.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The assessment of students' skill is based on their capability of explain and sustain the choices they made, about the preliminary design of the HVAC for a small pleasure yacht

Exam schedule