GOAL OF THE COURSE IS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS AND NON SPECIALIST ENGINEERS A SIMPLE AND FUNDAMENTAL APPROACH TO THE DESIGN OF THERMAL SYSTEMS (COGENERATION AND POWER PLANTS). THE COURSE EMPHASISES THE CHOICES OF CONFIGURATIONS AND THE SELECTION OF ARCHITECTURES, SHAPES AND SIZES CLOSE TO THE OPTIMAL SOLUTION. MOREOVER METHODS FOR FINDING PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTIC CURVES ARE DEVELOPED. THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS AMONG LIMITATIONS OF MATERIALS, THERMAL, FLUID-DYNAMICS AND MECHANICAL ASPECTS ARE WIDELY ANALYSED AND DISCUSSED. AFTER THE COURSE THE STUDENT SHOULD HAVE A PICTURE OF THE MOST RELEVANT ASPECTS RELATED TO THERMO-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS DESIGN. HE/SHE WILL ACQUIRE TOOLS THAT ENABLE HIM/HER TO SET UP AN ENTIRE DESIGN PROCESS FROM PROBLEM DEFINITION TO DECISION MAKING.
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Conventional versus optimum design process: optimum design problem formulation, design variables and degrees of freedom, cost function, design constraints, examples of optimum design problem formulations.
Optimisation of processes to produce electricity, heat and cold.
Thermal systems design: selection of machines and equipment, cost accounting, economic analysis.
Heat exchangers: classification, design approaches, off-design performance evaluation, optimization of heat exchanger networks by applying the pinch-method.
Steam generators: typologies, fuels, combustion, heat transfer, thermo-mechanical design criteria, efficiency.
Sizing of machines and apparatuses of thermo-mechanical plants.
CIRILLO F., Progetto di sistemi meccanici, Mc Graw-Hill.
STOECKER W. F., Design of Thermal Systems, Mc Graw-Hill International.
ANNARATONE D., Calcolo termico di generatori di vapore, Tamburini Editore.
Programme
The design process: problem definition, establishment of objectives, generation of alternatives, preliminary design, detailed design.Conventional versus optimum design process: optimum design problem formulation, design variables and degrees of freedom, cost function, design constraints, examples of optimum design problem formulations.
Optimisation of processes to produce electricity, heat and cold.
Thermal systems design: selection of machines and equipment, cost accounting, economic analysis.
Heat exchangers: classification, design approaches, off-design performance evaluation, optimization of heat exchanger networks by applying the pinch-method.
Steam generators: typologies, fuels, combustion, heat transfer, thermo-mechanical design criteria, efficiency.
Sizing of machines and apparatuses of thermo-mechanical plants.
Core Documentation
Lecture notes provided by the teacher.CIRILLO F., Progetto di sistemi meccanici, Mc Graw-Hill.
STOECKER W. F., Design of Thermal Systems, Mc Graw-Hill International.
ANNARATONE D., Calcolo termico di generatori di vapore, Tamburini Editore.
Reference Bibliography
ARORA J. S., Introduction To Optimum Design, Mc Graw-Hill. BOEHM R. F., Design Analysis of Thermal Systems, John Wiley&sonType of delivery of the course
Face to face classes. A design project will be carried out by students working in teams.Type of evaluation
Oral examination. The design project assigned during the course will be discussed in the oral test.