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CODE 60099
ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR ING-IND/09
LANGUAGE Italian
TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
SEMESTER 1° Semester
TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

OVERVIEW

Different Types of innovative plants are described and analysed in dept with particular attention to the thermodynamic theory and performances. Moreover a detailed overview on the applications,

environmental impact and economic aspects is presented with particular regards to the current and future plant configurations and alternative fuel utilisations.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims at giving to the students the theoretical knowledge for the analysis, understanding and comparison of innovative energy systems fed by fossil fuels and renewable energy sources (Fuel Cells, ORC, CCS). Moreover, with the support of practical exercises the thermo-economical system performance and the plant transient behaviour will be explained and analysed.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Knowledge of the behavior of innovative energy production plants and the effect of real operating conditions.
Knowledge of the transient behavior of innovative energy systems and ability to determine their control parameters.
Ability to define advantages and criticalities of systems with a reduced environmental footprint.
Ability to calculate the techno-economic performance of the energy systems presented.


 

TEACHING METHODS

The course is formed by a succession of theoretical lessons, where the above main subjects are developed, and some exercises about direct and inverse calculations concerning the subjects of lessons.

Specific approaches for DSA students.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The subjects are:

  • The present energy scenarios and the perspectives of the innovative systems in the short and medium period on the ground of technical and economic considerations The energy management  and the market: distributed generation, cogeneration, renewable energies.
  • Innovative cycles and CO2 sequestration in order to enhance the sustainability of fossil fuels. Tools for energy systems analysis: applications to production and induced pollution.
  • Energy from renewable sources (biomass, waves)
  • Thermo economic analisys of innovative systems
  • Hydrogen and fuel cells
  • Power to fuel

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

  • Fuel Cell Handbook, US Department of Energy, Morgantown, WV (USA), 2013.
  • B. Soerensen:”Energy conversion, transmission and Storage”, Academic Press, 2008
  • Didactic material provided during the lessons

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

LOREDANA MAGISTRI (President)

MASSIMO RIVAROLO

ALBERTO TRAVERSO (President Substitute)

MARIO LUIGI FERRARI (Substitute)

LESSONS

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Verbal examination and practical exercises.

 

Students with SLD, disability or other regularly certified special educational needs are advised to contact the instructor at the beginning of the course to agree on teaching and examination methods that, in compliance with the course objectives, take into account the individual learning requirements.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The students will take a verbal test consisting of one 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.

The practical exercises will be evaluated and discussed.

The final mark will be the average mark of the two parts of the exam (verbal and exercitations).

Exam schedule

Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note
09/01/2025 09:30 GENOVA Orale
22/01/2025 09:30 GENOVA Orale
10/02/2025 09:30 GENOVA Orale
14/02/2025 09:30 GENOVA Esame su appuntamento
05/06/2025 09:30 GENOVA Orale
18/06/2025 09:30 GENOVA Orale
07/07/2025 09:30 GENOVA Orale
10/09/2025 09:30 GENOVA Orale
12/09/2025 09:30 GENOVA Esame su appuntamento

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