APPLIED PHYSICS 1
COD. 1002185
TYPE OF COURSE: SUPPLEMENTARY COMPULSORY SUBJECTS
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Italian
Learning outcomes of the course unit
To provide knowledge regarding the evaluation of the thermal behavior of both components of technical systems, both of building components.
Prerequisites
Thermodynamics
Course contents summary
Applied thermodynamics, heat transfer in buildings.
Course contents
Turbines, pumps, compressors, valves, refrigeration cycles (gas, steam, absorption). Heat transfer. Fourier law and equation. Newton's law. Nusselt, Prandtl, Reynolds, Grashof numbers. Blackbody laws. View factors. Solar energy gains in buildings. Internal gains. Thermal behavior of windows. Energy losses from buildings, transmission and ventilation. Losses towards the ground. Thermal bridges. Thermal transients in buildings.
Recommended readings
Teacher handouts
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons
Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination
NAME OF LECTURER
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2015/2016
YEAR OF STUDY: 2
SEMESTER: First semester
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 6
HEAD OF STUDY PROGRAMME: SPIGA Marco
CONTACT HOURS: 42
INDIVIDUAL WORK HOURS: 108
