21002030-2 - BUILDING PHYSICS AND PLANTS

The course aims to realize a project of a building with functional and structural characteristics of medium complexity. Insights on aspects of its environmental and energy compatibility and initial system plant construction. T

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Programme

The applied physics for architecture programme focuses on accompanying the architectural design process up to the preliminary stage. The concept design will be then further developed up to the executive level inside the 2M course.

The training that will be carried out during the course and which will be subject of the final exam is scheduled as follows:
1. Analysis of external environmental characteristics (sunshine, prevailing winds, noise sources, land morphology, surrounding urban fabric, etc.) and what impact these variables have on the design of the volumes and surfaces of the envelope and on the orientation building in a site.
2. Analysis of the activities that will take place in each area of the building and identification of the optimal environmental conditions for them
3. Sizing / verification of the dimensions of the glass surfaces in 2 environments (one large space that characterizes the common areas, and a second one that represents the private space of the rooms) through the method of calculating the daylight factor
4. approximate calculation of summer and winter heat loads and ventilation requirements; verification of compliance with current regulations regarding the containment of energy consumption
5. Location and approximate sizing of the technological plants: thermal power station plant, refrigeration plant, environments containing the air treatment units
6. Passive fire prevention design: identification of escape routes, emergency exits, compartmentalization.


Core Documentation

The teaching material consists of the handouts available online, integrated on the different topics by the below listed books.

Type of delivery of the course

Lectures are provided In the fields of HVAC systems, lighting and multimedia systems, architectural acoustics design. National and international case studies are analyzed. The submentioned metodologies are applied on the project developed In architectural project module.

Attendance

Attendance is required for at least 75% of the lessons

Type of evaluation

The educational path will be documented during the exam by reading a form containing the individual student's work performed during the semester, defined by classroom reviews.

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Programme

MEASURE’S UNIT REVIEW: Physical characteristics, nomenclature, terminology and units. Foundations of physics with practical laboratory work

1. HEAT TRANSMISSION RECALLS PROPOSED TO THE STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL BUILDING INTERACTIONS
1) Heat conduction
General information on thermal fields; Fourier’s law in cartesian coordinates without developing internal heat. Examples of exact solutions: stationary regime. The similarity electricity. Outline of variable regime: Regime periodic stabilized in half semi-infinite. Applications
2) Convection
Definition. Natural convection and forced convection. Schematic of the phenomenon. Definition of the coefficient of heat exchange. Dimensional analysis. Index method. Determination of varying dimensional characteristics of heat transfer. Applications.
3) Radiation
Kirchhoff's law. Planck's law, Stefan-Boltzmann and Wien. Gray bodies. Applications.
4) complex phenomena
Heat transfer by adduction. Applications.

2. REVIEW OF PLANTS AND COOLING SYSTEMS
1) Guide to the integration of technical installations in buildings: the role of the architect, project standards definition and classification of technical systems (mechanical and electrical).
2) Heating: sizing and applications. Air conditioning systems design and applications. Air conditioning systems: free cooling system (UTA). Mixed systems (elements).


Core Documentation

Italo Barducci, "Trasmissione del calore", Esa Editrice
Giuliano Dall’O “Architettura e impianti”, CittàStudi



Reference Bibliography

Yunus A. Çengel, “Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer”, McGraw-Hill Badagliacca, A., Fondamenti di trasmissione del calore, Aracne, Roma, 1997 http://lft.unich.it/laboratorio-fisica-tecnica/images/pdf/lezioni/corso%20di%20fis%20tec_1.pdf http://www.lift.uniroma3.it/didattica.html

Type of delivery of the course

The course includes a series of lectures about the topics of the course program and a series of individual reviews with students where the progress of the project is monitored.

Attendance

Students must attend at the least the 75% of lessons to be admitted to the final exam

Type of evaluation

The exam includes an evaluation of the project as well as an in-depth study of the theoretical concepts proposed during the course.