Course program
1. Introduction to the Energy Systems
1.1. The classification of Energy Sources and limits of suistantable development and exploitation
1.2. The principal classificications of Energy Systems and Power Plants
1.3. Analysis of the National Grid and National System of Power Generation
1.4. Machines and power plants classification
1.5. Chemistry and applied chemistry, Physiscs and electrical engineering recalls
1.6. Thermodynamics and Applied Hydraulics and Fluid-Machanics recalls
1.7. Efficiency and global efficiency of main power plants
2. Analysis of the main Energy Systems
2.1. Steam turbines power plant (IMAV)
2.2. Gas Turbines power plants (IMATG)
2.2.1. GT open and closed circuit and Joule cycle
2.2.2. Combined cycle power plant (GT/ST)
2.2.3. Cogeneration power plantsCenni sugli impianti cogenerativi
2,2,4, IGCCC power plants
2.3. Hydraulic power plants (IMI)
2.4. Internal combustione engines (MCI)
2.5. Wind energy conversion systems (WECS)
2.6. Static energy direct conversion systems (photovoltaic power plants, fuel cells)
3. Analysis of fluid machines
3.1. Turbomachines and volumetric ones
3.2. Pumps and compressors
4. Practical excercitations
4.1. Steam turbines and gas turbines power plants
4.2. Hydraulics power plants
4.3. Preliminary project of a turbomachine (pump)
4.4. Lay-out analysis of several power plants
4.5. Analysis of a insulated power system generation
4.6 Analysis of power system generation on land
4.7. Fundamentals of Nulear power plants
5. Suistanable development and energy sources
6. Fundamentals concerning of grid reliability in electrical national generation system
Prerequisites
Students ought to know:
1) Physics (general knowledge of Mechanics);
2) Heat exchange and thermodynamics;
3) Electricity and magnetism;
4) Hydraulics and Fluidmechanics;
5) Chemistry organic and inorganic;
6) Applied Chemistry;
7) Materials Science.
Books
De Pratti, G. M. (ed.) (2015): LEZIONI DI SISTEMI ENERGETICI PER GLI ALLIEVI DEL CORSO DI LAUREA TRIENNALE IN INGEGNERIA PER L’AMBIENTE E IL TERRITORIO (dispense sugli argomenti base del corso);
De Pratti, G. M. (2016): Quaderni delle macchine, dispense tratte direttamente dalle lezioni;
De Pratti, G. M. (2014): Esercitazioni di macchine ed impianti energetici, dispense tratte dalle lezioni;
De Pratti, G. M. (2019): Esercitazioni di macchine ed impianti energetici, dispense tratte dalle lezioni;
De Pratti, G.M. (2017): Quaderni delle macchine, dispense tratte dalle lezioni aggiornate;
De Pratti, G.M. (2018): Quaderni delle macchine, dispense tratte dalle lezioni aggiornate;
De Pratti, G.M. (2019): Quaderni delle macchine - "I limiti dello sviluppo", dispense tratte dalle lezioni;
Come testi accessori di consultazione (disponibili presso le biblioteche della Facoltà, la Centrale e quella del Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica e Aerospaziale):
Caputo, C. (1988): Turbomacchine, Milano, Masson Ed.;
Acton. O. – Caputo, C. (1979): Introduzione allo studio delle macchine a fluido, Torino, Utet
De Pratti, G.M. (forming): Energy Systems and their suistanable development
Frequency
Participation to lessons in aula or online to question time.
Students, who cannot participate to lessons, can contact directly the teacher to receive texts and every information or others.
Exam mode
Preliminary evaluation in "aula" during lessons and seminars, and by a little report about numerical exercitations.
Lesson mode
Lessons in aula and further question time also online
