CODE 107819 ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025 CREDITS 2 cfu anno 2 TECNOLOGIE INDUSTRIALI 11429 (L-P03) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR ING-IND/09 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Bimonthly MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: ELEMENTS OF FLUID MACHINES AND SYSTEMS FOR ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB AIMS AND CONTENT AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The student will acquire knowledge relating to the main energy sources, the processes of conversion into electricity according to different processes and the related environmental impact. Furthermore, the student will acquire knowledge relating to the main challenges offered by recent European environmental policies, the management of non-programmable energy sources and their synergistic integration with programmable systems with the aim of keeping the national electricity grid stable. The student will have to acquire a good knowledge of the national energy landscape, be able to understand the critical issues relating to the energy transition and have the ability to identify possible mitigation strategies TEACHING METHODS Frontal classroom SYLLABUS/CONTENT Introduction to different energy sources and their environmental impact. Current energy landscape, medium and long-term energy scenarios and international policies for decarbonisation Elements of traditional energy conversion systems (internal combustion engines, steam plants, gas and combined cycle plants): plant layout, thermodynamic cycle, performance parameters Elements of renewable energy conversion systems (hydroelectric and wind): main plant characteristics, assessment of source availability and sizing parameters. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD DARIA BELLOTTI Ricevimento: Contact via email (daria.bellotti@unige.it) or on Teams Exam Board DARIO BARSI (President) MATTEO DELLACASAGRANDE MASSIMO RIVAROLO FRANCESCA SATTA ALESSANDRO SORCE DARIA BELLOTTI (President Substitute) LESSONS LESSONS START https://corsi.unige.it/corsi/11429/studenti-orario Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral exam - open questions on the topics covered ASSESSMENT METHODS The exam, which will be an oral interview, will focus on the topics covered in the lessons and will aim to assess not only the achievement of an adequate level of knowledge, but also the acquisition of critical analysis and reasoning skills, as well as the ability to correlate the different topics covered. Clarity of exposition and the correct use of technical terminology will also be assessed.
