INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
Stampa
Enrollment year
2019/2020
Academic year
2021/2022
Regulations
DM270
Academic discipline
ING-IND/17 (INDUSTRIAL AND MECHANICAL PLANT)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL,COMPUTER AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Course
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Curriculum
Meccanica
Year of study
Period
2nd semester (07/03/2022 - 17/06/2022)
ECTS
6
Lesson hours
45 lesson hours
Language
Italian
Activity type
WRITTEN TEST
Teacher
FARNE' STEFANO (titolare) - 6 ECTS
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of mathematics and physics; knowledge of mechanical technologies, technical physics, energetics and electrotechnics
Learning outcomes
The course "mechanical plants" aims at providing to engineering students, a methodological approach to address the major issues in the plant engineering field. The course is structured in order to enable the student to acquire the relevant methods and to be able to interact effectively with other professionals involved in the design and management of production and logistic systems. The course provides the basic knowledge concerning both the technical organization of the production systems and the design methodologies of the main services of the industrial plants.
Course contents
General characteristics of the industrial plants
Definition of industrial plant and of technology and service plants. Types of production plants and production processes. Components of a production plant and interaction with the outside. Economic variables and cost items designed to make economic choices in the field of plant engineering. Fundamental components of plant services. Feasibility study. Evaluation of plant investments. Direct costing.

Methods and techniques in support of the facilities design and management.
Operational Research. Linear programming. Project management and related techniques. Principles for design and management of production systems. Optimization of paths and flows.

Plant reliability, availability, safety and maintenance
Reliability and availability of components and systems. Failure rate. Operating safety. Fault tree analysis. Condition-based, preventive and predictive maintenance.

Generation and transport of thermal energy service
Elements of energetics. Renewable and non-renewable energy sources. Types of heat and steam generators. Distribution of the thermal energy. Cogeneration plants. Energy efficiency and energy saving measures. Energy management systems.

Air conditioning service
Moist-air diagram. Major transformations. Calculation of the thermal returns, of the R factor and of the extent and choice of machinery. Heat pumps.

Lighting service
Photometry. Lighting systems sizing. Characteristics of the light sources. Total flux method. Technical inspection and single-point inspection.

Storage and material handling service
Supply chain. Characteristics of storage systems. Materials handling. Characteristics of handling systems.
Teaching methods
Lectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 45
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0
Practicals / Workshops (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0
Reccomended or required readings
Lecture notes of the professor

S. Farné. Sistemi di Gestione dell'Energia. FrancoAngeli.

S. Farné. Qualità Operativa. FrancoAngeli.
Assessment methods
The exam consists of a written test (without the possibility of consulting texts, handouts, notes) divided into two parts: theory and exercises. To pass the exam, it is necessary to obtain a sufficient assessment in both parts. The final grade is the average of the marks obtained in the two parts (both sufficient)
Further information
The exam consists of a written test (without the possibility of consulting texts, handouts, notes) divided into two parts: theory and exercises. To pass the exam, it is necessary to obtain a sufficient assessment in both parts. The final grade is the average of the marks obtained in the two parts (both sufficient)
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