Technical Physics
Learning outcomes of the course unit
GETTING THE MAIN NOTIONS RELATED TO METHODS AND PROBLEMS IN TACKLING ENERGY, FLUIDS AND MULTI-PHASE/MULTI-COMPONENT SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS. GETTING THE MAIN NOTIONS RELATED TO METHODS AND PROBLEMS IN TACKLING ENERGY, FLUIDS AND MULTI-PHASE/MULTI-COMPONENT SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS.
Prerequisites
BASIC NOTIONS, AT A UNIVERSITY LEVEL, OF PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS.
Course contents summary
MEASURES AND ERRORS.
ENERGY, WORK, POWER.
THERMODYNAMICS: FIRST AND SECOND LAW.
AIR-WATER MIXTURES.
FLUIDS.
FLUID STATICS.
FLUID KYNEMATICS AND DYNAMICS.
HEAT TRANSFER: CONDUCTION, CONVECTION, RADIATION.
REFRIGERATING MACHINES AND HEAT PUMPS.
HEAT EXCHANGERS.
NOTIONS OF CFD CODES FOR THERMAL FLUIDDYNAMICS.
Recommended readings
1) G. Lorenzini, “Elementi di Fisica Tecnica”, Pitagora Editrice, Bologna.
2) Giulianini, “Fondamenti di Fisica Tecnica”, Patron
Teaching methods
PRESENTATION OF THEORY AND APPLICATIONS, ASSESSMENT FROM TIME TO TIME OF THE UNDERSTANDING.
Assessment methods and criteria
WRITTEN EXAMINATION WITH EXERCISES AND GENERAL QUESTIONS.
