italian version

Aims :

This course intends students to know the importance that exchanges and transformations of energy have in the development of the natural world and of the human civilization. Moreover it will give students some knowledge of primary energy resources and of their conversion in secondary resources.

Topics :

References to general physics, applied thermodynamics and processes of combustion. Energy sources and their general traits. The Italian energy system, requirements and consumptions. Combustion and fuels: synfuels, calorific values of the different fuels, petroleum refining. Nuclear energy source: general traits of nuclear physics, nuclear fission, nuclear fuel, nuclear reactors, nuclear plants (BWR, PWR, HTGR, etc.). Renewable energy sources: wind energy, sea energy and biogas. Fuel cells: thermodynamics of fuel cells, different kinds of fuel cells (AFC, PAFC, MCFC, SOFC, PEMFC, ecc.), applications of fuel cells.

Textbooks :

Lessons notes (this material is available at the Photocopy Office of the University).
Didactic material written by the teacher and distributed during the lessons or available at the Energetic Department.

Exam :

Oral.

Tutorial Session :

In the days scheduled by the timetable at the end of the lessons.