Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, the students acquire the basic knowledge related to design and installation of the main industrial service plants.
Applying knowledge and understanding
The students shall understand the operation of the main service general plants; they shall independently design a service facility (source or generator, distribution network) that meets the requirements of the connected final users in terms of pressure and flow rate. The students shall use the acquired knowledge to analyze and assess the performance of existing installations, to process related numerical data and to take decisions.
Making judgments
The students can critically evaluate and design a service general plant; moreover, they can choose and implement a distribution network of a specific fluid.
Communication skills
The students acquire specific vocabulary relating to industrial service plants. At the end of the course the student shall communicate his knowledge both written and oral, showing his capability of solving numerical problems related to the main topics of the course, by means of commonly used tools such as tables, plants schematics or flowcharts.
Learning skills
Students attending the course will be able to deepen their knowledge in the field of industrial plants by consulting specialized journals or specific literature.
Prerequisites
There are no compulsory prerequisites.
Course unit content
The course provides the students with the general criteria for the design and installation of general services plants. The contents offered during the lectures concern the fluid dynamics analysis of pipes, an overview of the piping components, and the installation criteria. The second part of the course discusses the main service facilities, such as water distribution, technological steam and compressed air.
Full programme
1. FLUID DYNAMIC CIRCUIT: ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
2. THE PIPING
3. INSTALLATION AND PROTECTION OF SERVICE PLANTS
4. HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION PLANTS
5. STEAM PLANTS
6. COMPRESSED AIR PLANTS
Bibliography
A. Monte, "Elementi di impianti industrali"
M. Gentilini, "Impianti meccanici"
Andreini, Pierini, "Generatori di vapore di media e piccola potenza" Hoepli
A. Pareschi, "Impianti meccanici per l'industria", Progetto Leonardo Bologna
Teaching methods
Classroom lectures and practical exercises on specific topics
Assessment methods and criteria
Verification of the knowledge takes place through a written test based on open questions, lasting 2 hours. The test usually consists of 6/7 questions
that may relate to theoretical content, demonstrations, and exercises that have been done during the course; theoretical demonstrations and treatments have a weight of 1.0; Plant design and technical drawings
weight 1.5; Exercises weight 1.8. The final vote is calculated by assigning a mark in the range 0-30 for each question and then performing the
weighted average of the individual evaluations, with final ceiling to the next unit; the test is exceeded if it reaches a score of at least 18 points.
“30 cum laude” is given to students who achieve the highest score on each item and use precise vocabulary.Students performing optional
project work are exempted from written exam questions that relate to the contents of chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 of the course (normally 3 or 4
questions).The course, with a weight of 6 CFUs, is provided as an optional course to the students of Industrial Engineering. They will benefit of a
reduced examination program; in particular they will not be required to study demonstrations, technical drawings and resolution of exercises;
thus they will have a specially tailored written test.
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