OVERVIEW

The course aims to introduce students to the technical and regulatory reality of industrial plants. Particular attention is paid to the design of systems for the transport of materials. Design procedures aimed at creating functioning systems and sizing and/or selecting from a catalog their main constituent components will be exposed and applied.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Creating base for industrial plants engineer able to integrate designing and economics-management aspects over the entire lifecycle of complex plants. Thus the learning process is based on general feasibility studies allowing to define, through different phases, useful elements for designing, construction and operation of the system. The course aims to provide the mechanical engineering students a systemic approach, techniques and methodologies widely adopted in industrial context.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims to provide students with basic knowledge and general and design tools aimed at addressing choices and assessments of technical suitability in order to address issues of mechanical systems and internal transport related to discrete and continuous production realities. The assessment of the design learning objectives and general knowledge of the discipline is carried out through profit exams, appropriately calibrated to verify the achievement of the training objectives.

PREREQUISITES

Knowledge of the fundamental teachings in Mechanical Engineering of the Fisrt Level Degree.

TEACHING METHODS

Lessons on powerpoint presentations in Italian/English language. Course book.
Internal transport design manual (in italian)

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Fundamentals of process plants and production systems. Features of industrial buildings and related designing criteria, structural loads, lighting engineering, work place climatic control. Internal transportation and containment equipment, load units definition. Designing and testing elements for: overhead travelling crane, motorized trolleys, elevators, rolling and gravity transporters, chain transporters (mono- and bi-rails), trolleys and special transporters. AGV, LGV transportation systems and control logics of automatic systems. Designing of transportation plants including: conveyors, cup elevators, and pneumatic transportation. Designing features and targets for production and service plants.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Pietro Giribone, “Impianti meccanici”, Dispense

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

https://corsi.unige.it/en/corsi/8720/studenti-orario

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The assessment of learning objectives is carried out through profit exams, which consist of a written test with a duration of four hours, divided into two sections:

- design test on the transport systems presented in the lessons

- two theoretical questions on all the topics covered.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Ask the professor for other information not included in the teaching schedule.