CODE 80378 ACADEMIC YEAR 2019/2020 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 3 INGEGNERIA INDUSTRIALE E GESTIONALE 9921 (L-9) - SAVONA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR ING-IND/09 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION SAVONA SEMESTER 1° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The course provides the basic knowledge for the analysis and understanding of energy systems. In particular, methods to increase the plant efficiency will be presented and the critical aspects of the power plants management will be discussed TEACHING METHODS The course is based on theoretical lectures and numerical calculations SYLLABUS/CONTENT Worldwide and national energy production overview. Applied thermodynamic recap. Steam turbine power plants: system configurations, operating parameters and performances. Gas turbine power plants: configurations, operating parameters and performances. Combined cycle power plants and combined heat and power plants (CHP). Hydroelectric power plants. Internal combustion engines. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY “Power Plants Engineering” P.K. Nag. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD LOREDANA MAGISTRI Ricevimento: On appointment Exam Board LOREDANA MAGISTRI (President) MARIO LUIGI FERRARI ALBERTO TRAVERSO LESSONS Class schedule ENERGY SYSTEMS EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Verbal test. ASSESSMENT METHODS The students will take a verbal test consisting of two or more questions, related to the topics covered in class, to monitor their level of comprehension and knowledge, and to ascertain their critical thinking and capacity of synthesis. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 16/01/2020 09:00 SAVONA Orale 22/01/2020 09:00 SAVONA Orale 29/01/2020 09:00 SAVONA Orale 12/02/2020 09:00 SAVONA Orale 25/03/2020 09:00 SAVONA Orale 18/06/2020 09:00 SAVONA Orale 01/07/2020 09:00 SAVONA Orale 16/07/2020 09:00 SAVONA Orale 31/08/2020 09:00 SAVONA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION Pre-requisites : Thermodymics knowledge (recommended).