Vai al contenuto principale Vai al footer
Università degli Studi di Parma Università degli Studi di Parma
University of Parma
Course catalogue
Università degli Studi di Parma
course catalogue

FLUID MACHINERY FOR THE FOOD INDUSTRY
cod. 05619

Academic year 2008/09
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Macchine a fluido (ING-IND/08)
Field
A scelta dello studente
Type of training activity
Student's choice
36 hours
of face-to-face activities
4 credits
hub:
course unit
in - - -
lectures timetable unavailable
exam calls
Print

Learning objectives

<br /><br />The purpose is to present a review of the main fluid machines which found applications in the food industries.

Prerequisites

Fluid Machinery

Course unit content

<br />Boiler: typology, efficiency. <br />Impeller pumps: characteristic curve; cavitation; NPSH.<br />Leak-free pumps. Positive displacement pumps. Positive displacement compressors. <br />Jet pumps: theory of operation; performance. <br />Refrigeretion plants; cooling agents; vapour compression refrigeration plants; Absorption refrigeration plants.<br />.<br /> 

Full programme

- - -

Bibliography

<br />S. Sandrolini – Generatori di vapore – Pitagora Bologna<br />Appunti del docente relativi alla parte 2<br />G. Morandi –Macchine ed apparecchiature a vapore e frigorifere – Patron, Bologna<br /><br />G.Vetter – Leak-free pumps and compressors – Oxford Elsevier<br />J. Davidson - Process pump selection – Bury St. Edmund, Professional Eng. Pub.

Teaching methods

<br />A project about one of the topics presented during the lesons  is assigned to the sudents.

Assessment methods and criteria

- - -

Other information

- - -