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
Knowledge of power plant configurations and the effect of real operating conditions.
Knowledge of the national electricity system and of plant management.
Ability to define advantages and criticalities of energy conversion systems.
Ability to calculate the performance of the energy systems presented.
The course is based on theoretical lectures and numerical calculations
Technical visits
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. Concentrated Solar Power Plants
“Power Plants Engineering” P.K. Nag.
Macchine Della Volpe
Didactic materials provided during the lessons
Ricevimento: On appointment
LOREDANA MAGISTRI (President)
ALBERTO TRAVERSO
ARISTIDE MASSARDO (President Substitute)
https://corsi.unige.it/10800/p/studenti-orario
Oral Examination
The oral interview will focus on one or more questions and will have the purpose of verifying the understanding and knowledge of the topics covered, the language properties and the synthesis capacity of the students.
Pre-requisites :
Thermodymics knowledge (recommended).
