At the end of the course the student has acquired the basic knowledge on applied thermodynamics and transport phenomena. He/she has acquired the skill to solve basic engineering problems in the field of thermal physics, particulary for the applications related to energy processes.
Knowledge of the subjects of the following courses: Calculus (Analisi matematica), Physics (Fisica generale), Chemistry (Chimica).
Teaching will take place mainly through lectures with a special attention to a direct interaction with students, which will have the possibility to propose deepening of some subject and to debate on them. Training sessions will be organised, with the aim to teach how to solve engineering problems in the field of thermal physics applied to energy processes and to develop a critical skill on the subjects. The lecturer will prepare the subjects of each session on the basis of the topics developed during the lectures.
Thermodynamic systems. Thermodynamics laws and entropic postulates. Intensive and extensive variables. State equations and thermodynamic properties of matter. Thermodynamic potentials. Stability of equilibrium and equilibrium of heterogeneous systems; state diagrams. thermodynamics of the ideal gas. Open systems: mass and energy balances and the concept of exergy. Thermodynamic engines and gas and vapour thermodynamic cycles. Psychrometry. Transport phenomena for energy and mass. Heat conduction under stationary regime (for various geometries) and variable regime (bulk capacities and Heisler diagrams). Motion of liquids in ducts. Heat transfer through natural and forced convection. Fins. Heat transfer by radiation. Black body law and Kirchhoff's law. View factors. Heat exchange between grey and black bodies. Heat exchangers.
Textbook: Lezioni di Termofisica, G.E. Cossali, S. Tonini, Ed. Esculapio, Bologna.
Esercitazioni di Termofisica, G.E. Cossali, S. Tonini, Ed. Esculapio, Bologna.
In case of authority provisions for the containment and management of epidemiological emergencies, teaching could undergo changes compared to what is stated in the syllabus to make the course and exams in in line with the provisions.
