OVERVIEW

With a view to the energy transition and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the in-depth study of energy conversion systems is of particular importance in order to guarantee the reliability of the electricity system and the reduction of energy consumption.

It is expected that in the coming years the entire electricity system, transport and industrial sectors defined as "hard to abate" will undergo epochal changes by introducing new technologies, such as fuel cell systems and hydrogen, and by applying new processes.

It therefore becomes particularly important and strategic to know and compare the proposed scenarios by analyzing their technical and economic feasibility.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Provide students with theoretical and practical knowledge of power plants for energy conversion, both for traditional gas turbines technology, with particular focus on on-design and off-design performance and recent technology advancements, and on innovative solutions related to recent EU 2030 energy policies, such as plants for CO2 capture and storage and plants for H2 and e-fuels (ammonia, methane, methanol) production, to be employed in power plants and other applications.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Knowledge of the behavior of innovative  plants and the effect on the performance of real operating conditions.

Ability to understand the operating principals of innovative plants and systems such as: Integrated gasifier combined cycles, supercritical CO2 power plants, Carbone Capture and Storage technologies, hydrogen and supply chain and e-fuel production.

Ability to analyze the advantages and criticalities of systems with a reduced environmental footprint.

Ability to analyze and calculate the techno-economic performance of the energy systems defining the influence parameters.

TEACHING METHODS

Frontal lectures with practice exercises. Educational visits.

Students who have valid certification of physical or learning disabilities on file with the University and who wish to discuss possible accommodations or other circumstances regarding lectures, coursework and exams, should speak both with the instructor and the contact person  (federico.scarpa@unige.it) for the Polytechnic School's disability liaison. Moreover, eventual requests for compensatory/dispensatory measures to be adopted for the exam must be prepared using the form available at the following link https://modulionline.unige.it/richiesta-adattamenti#no-back and then must be sent to the Professor, to the contact person (federico.scarpa@unige.it) and to the Services for the inclusion of students with disabilities and specific learning disorders (inclusione.studenti@info.unige.it) at least seven working days before the exam, as reported in the guidelines at the link https://unige.it/disabilita-dsa/richiesta-servizi.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

- Energy situation in the world. EU energy policies for decarbonization, Emission Trading System and other instruments.

 - Gas turbine power plants: Ideal and real behaviour and performances, operating parameters, blade cooling, plant management and control, combustion chambers, off-design and transient operating conditions, solutions for plant efficiency enhancing. Practical examples.

- Use of low-carbon fuels (i.e. H2, NH3) in gas turbines 

- Combined Cycles Gas Turbines (CCGT) and solutions for flexibility. 

-Innovative solutions for efficient and environmental-friendly energy conversions:  Organic Rankine Cycles, Supercitical CO2 Cycles.

- Carbon Capture and Storage plants

- Hydrogen production, storage, transport and final uses

- Power-to-X plants and practical examples. 

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Gas Turbine Theory, Saravanamuttoo
Turbine a gas Giovanni Lozza Progetto Leonardo

Didactic material provided during the lessons.

The slides of the course, available on Aulaweb, represetns the main recommender reading material  for exam preparation, while the other books can be used to focus in detail on specific topics.  

Students with disabilities and specific learning disorders and working students can contact the Professor for any eventual clarification and to agree on ways to use the material that fit their needs, while respecting the teaching goals.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

https://corsi.unige.it/en/corsi/11917/studenti-orario

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral Exam.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The students will take a verbal test consisting of  two 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.

Students with a certified learning disability (DSA), a disability, or other special educational needs are invited to contact the instructor at the beginning of the course to discuss teaching and examination arrangements that, while respecting the learning objectives of the module, take individual learning needs into account and provide appropriate accommodations.
Please also note that requests for exam accommodations or exemptions must be submitted using the form available at this link
https://modulionline.unige.it/richiesta-adattamenti#no-back , to contact both the teacher and the contact person (federico.scarpa@unige.it), and the relevant office ( inclusione.studenti@info.unige.it) at least seven working days before the exam, in accordance with the guidelines available at this link https://unige.it/disabilita-dsa/richiesta-servizi

FURTHER INFORMATION

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