italian version

Aims :

The aim of the course is to prepare the students to the courses of Energetics and Thermal Engines.

Topics :

Ideal gas equation
First law and second law of thermodynamics
No flow energy systems: Carnot, Otto, Diesel and Stirling direct cycles
Flow energy systems : Brayton-Joules direct and inverse cycles.
Steam engines: Carnot Cycle and Rankine cycle.
Vapour compression inverse cycle.
Double compression double lamination refrigerating cycle
Introduction to heat and mass transfer theory.
Heat conduction: Fourier law material conductivity.
Heat convection : Newton law Adduction coefficients
Radiation heat transfer.
The plane wall case. Global thermal resistance
Thermal trasmittance of simple walls.
Introduction to heat exchanger theory.

Textbooks :

Y. Cengel, “Termodinamica e trasmissione del calore”, McGraw-Hill Italia, Milano, 2005

Exam :

Oral exam.

Tutorial Session:

Wednesday 10.30-12.30.