CODE 66078 ACADEMIC YEAR 2023/2024 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 2 YACHT DESIGN 9268 (LM-34) - LA SPEZIA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR ING-IND/10 LANGUAGE English TEACHING LOCATION LA SPEZIA SEMESTER 2° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB 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 The students, practising with the calculation of the size of the components for a small climatization system, will develop the capability of looking critically at the projects for chiller and fan-coils systems, for small yachts. 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 FRANCESCO DEVIA Ricevimento: Wednesday 12-13 Please conctact Francesco Devia by e-mail: francesco.devia@unige.it Exam Board FRANCESCO DEVIA (President) ANNA CHIARI GUGLIELMO LOMONACO MARIO MISALE LESSONS LESSONS START Course website 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. ASSESSMENT METHODS The assessment of students' skill is based on their capability of explaining and sustaining the choices they made, about the preliminary design of the HVAC for a small pleasure yacht Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 11/01/2024 12:00 LA SPEZIA Orale 25/01/2024 12:00 LA SPEZIA Orale 15/02/2024 12:00 LA SPEZIA Orale 04/06/2024 12:00 LA SPEZIA Orale 04/07/2024 12:00 LA SPEZIA Orale 25/07/2024 12:00 LA SPEZIA Orale I can't do the exams on 25/7. The examination will be on 22/7 or 29/7 contact francesco.devia@unige.it by e-mail. - Contact Prof. DEVIA 12/09/2024 12:00 LA SPEZIA Orale