Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding:
At the end of the course the student will acquire applicative knowledge regarding the measurement of food physical and thermal properties. Applying knowledge and understanding: The student will acquire applicative knowledge, especially in relation energy balances applied to closed and open systems, heat transfer and measurement of physical and thermal properties of food products. Making judgments:
By the end of the course the student will have the tools perform measurement of physical and thermal properties and evaluation on heat transfer phenomena applied to the agro-food chain. Communication skills: Through the laboratory lessons and the assistance of the teacher, the student acquires the specific vocabulary inherent to Heat transfer and Fluid Flow. The student must possess the ability to present and discuss phenomena
of the agro-food chain. Learning skills: The student who has attended the course will be able to deepen his knowledge of measurement procedures of food properties also in view of the entrance in a job environment.
Prerequisites
To follow the course with profit requires the knowledge of the basic concepts of Mathematics and Physics of higher school.
Course unit content
The module aims to provide the student with the applicative and laboratory knowledge of Technical Physics and Heat Transmission functional to the correct interpretation of phenomena and processes of the agro-food chain. The lessons cover the following topics: The physical meaning of measurement and the measurement chain. Errors and uncertainty of measurement. The propagation of the measurement error. The measuring instruments. Temperature measurements. Humidity measurements. Pressure and flow measurements in fluids. Viscosity measurements. Introduction to Excel and data processing. Practical exercises for the application of the topics covered with reference to the agro-food chain will be proposed.
The course contents are closely integrated with those proposed in the theory module.
Full programme
The physical meaning of the measurement and the measurement chain. Errors and uncertainty of measurement. Uncertainties of type A and type B. The propagation of the measurement error. The measuring instruments. Temperature measurements. Humidity measurements. Pressure and flow measurements in fluids. Viscosity measurements. Introduction to Excel and data processing.
Bibliography
The notes of the lectures and exercises, and all the supporting material are available to students and shared on Elly platform. In addition to the shared material, the student can personally study some of the topics discussed during the course in the following book: MISURE TERMOFLUIDODINAMICHE, Paolo Vigo, Marco dell’Isola, Giorgio Ficco, libreriauniversitaria.it
Teaching methods
The module counts 3 CFUs, which corresponds to 45 hours of laboratory lectures. The notes and texts of the proposed exercises/tutorials will be uploaded to the Elly platform.
Assessment methods and criteria
The exam is based on an oral test preceded by a written test requiring resolution of one or more exercises also referred to the theory module. The correct resolution of at least 50% of the exercises proposed in the test is an admission constraint to the oral exam. In the oral exam the correct and complete response to the theoretical questions and exposure property are evaluated.
The results of the written test is communicated within a few days after the test itself, through publication on Esse3 Platform; The final vote, that consider the vote of the written test (max 10 points) and of the oral test (max 20 points) shall be communicated immediately at the end of the oral exam before the registration.
The Laude is added in case of excellent score in each item (written test and oral exam) and in case of particular communicative and speaking ability with reference to the specific field.
Please note that online registration is compulsory for the written test; Different dates are proposed for the oral exam depending on the students' requests.
During the course, partial, formative tests are given, useful for monitoring the achieving of the learning goals and for providing feedback to students before the official call. The dates of the partial tests will be communicated by the teacher during the lessons.
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