- Docente: Lamberto Tronchin
- Credits: 10
- SSD: ING-IND/11
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Luca Barbaresi (Modulo 1) Lamberto Tronchin (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Ravenna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Building Engineering (cod. 0921)
Course contents
Thermodynamics
Introduction to Thermodynamics. System of units.
Principle zero of Thermodynamics. Thermometry. First principle
of Thermodynamics for closed systems. Second principle of
Thermodynamics for closed systems:
statement by Kelvin-Planck, Clausius and their equivalence.
The Carnot machine. Entropy and lost work. The maximum work. Mass
balance for open systems.
Energy balance for open systems. Practical examples. The
Gibbs rule.
Saturated vapours. Thermodynamic diagrams.
Rankine cycle. Basic refrigeration cycle. Heat pumps. Air and
vapour mixtures.
Description of air and vapour mixtures. Psychrometric
transformations.
Measurement of relative humidity.
Heat transfer
Conduction. Fourier law. Fourier equation. Steady state solutions:
plane layer, cylindric layer.
Critical radius. Electric analogy and its limits. Measurement of
thermal conductivity.
Materials for the thermal insulation.
Convection. Coefficient of convection. Dimensional analysis and
similarity. Forced, natural and mixed convection.
Radiation. Basic definitions. Black and grey bodies. Laws of
Stefan-Boltzmann, Planck, Wien, Lambert, Kirchhoff,
Prevost. Energy exchange between surfaces.
Combined heat transfer. Global coefficient of heat transfer.
Thermal comfort and indoor air quality
Principles of thermal comfort. THe thermal confort equation. The
theory of Fanger. PMV and PPD. Olf and decipol; IAQ and PPD.
Lightings
Principles of lightings. Indoor lighting. Natural and artificial
lighting.
Fundamentals of acoustics.
The basic equations. Acoustic pressure and velocity. Sound speed.
The decibel. Properties of dB. Frequency analysis. White and Pink
noise. Sound insulation. Sound absorption. Sound propagation in
enclosures. Reverberation time. The Impulse Response. Other
acoustic parameters
Final dissertations.
Some aspects of thermal characteristics of buildings. Energy
performance of Buildings. Acoustic characteristics of room.
Acoustic design in theatres and auditoria
Readings/Bibliography
- L. Tronchin, Elementi di Fisica Tecnica e Controllo Ambientale, Ed. Esculapio, Seconda Edizione, 2008
- A. Cocchi, Elementi di Termofisica Generale ed Applicata, Ed. Esculapio,1990
- Y. Cengel, Termodinamica e trasmissione del calore, Ed. McGraw-Hill
- S. Cingolani, R. Spagnolo, Acustica Musicale ed Architettonica, UTET,
- G. Moncada lo Giudice, M. Coppi: Benessere termico e qualità dell'aria interna, Ed. Masson
- G. Moncada lo Giudice, S. Santoboni: Acustica, Ed. Masson
- G. Moncada lo Giudice, A. De Lieto Vollaro: Illuminotecnica, Ed. Masson
- G. Alfano, M. Filippi, E. Sacchi, Impianti di climatizzazione per l'edilizia, Ed. Masson
- N. Rossi, Manuale del termotecnico Hoepli
- AA.VV. Manuale di progettazione edilizia vol.2, Hoepli
- G. Moncada Lo Giudice, L. De Santoli, Progettazione di impianti tecnici, ed. Masson
- Dall'O', Palmizi, Impianti idrosanitari , Ed. CLUP
Teaching methods
Further inforrmations are available at the web page of the course at: http://acustica.iacma.it/Courses/course-010.htm
Assessment methods
Written and oral exam
Teaching tools
Further inforrmations are available at the web page of the course at: http://acustica.iacma.it/Courses/course-010.htm
Links to further information
http://acustica.iacma.it/Courses/course-010.htm
Office hours
See the website of Lamberto Tronchin
See the website of Luca Barbaresi