The course aims to provide students with the necessary skills for the description and classification of industrial plants. At the end of the course, students will gain advanced skills in evaluating the plant configuration of factory production and auxiliary systems best suited to the characteristics of the product and the industrial sector, in sizing the capacity of a plant, in identifying appropriate maintenance policies and in selecting an adequate set of indicators for measuring and controlling plant performance. From a maintenance management perspective, students will also acquire the skills to carry out failure analysis and to identify the most suitable plant configurations to increase system reliability. Finally, students learn the language of plant engineering that enables them to communicate appropriately in the work environment.
There are no special prerequisites, other than a normal understanding of basic science and engineering subjects.
Teaching is conducted through lectures and tutorials for a total of 48 hours, with a focus on student interaction. Students are stimulated to interact with the lecturer, ask questions and propose topics for discussion.
Industrial visits, events and in-depth industrial workshops may also be arranged during the course. These are important moments for the students' personal training, as they are oriented towards industrial reality.
The final examination consists of a written test (max grade is 30) lasting two hours (consisting of open questions and numerical exercises).
The course offers the following contents:
