MECHANICS AND CONSTRUCTION OF MACHINERY FOR THE FOOD INDUSTRY (UNIT 2)
cod. 1003953

Academic year 2010/11
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Alessandro PIRONDI
Academic discipline
Progettazione meccanica e costruzione di macchine (ING-IND/14)
Field
Ingegneria meccanica
Type of training activity
Characterising
40 hours
of face-to-face activities
5 credits
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course unit
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Learning objectives

The aim is to give insight of the design of the most popular food industry machineries and their parts.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Materials for food mechanical equipment, functional analysis of automated machineries, pressure vessels

Full programme

- Materials: materials used for food machinery construction, regulations concerning the use of materials in contact with food, weldability, corrosion and stress-corrosion, wear, static and fatigue strength.
- Machinery: regulations and principles of hygienic design, functional design, operation sequencing analysis methods (GRAFCET, GEMMA).
- Pressure vessels and pipings: regulations, theory of plates and shells.

Bibliography

Teacher notes. Further informations can be found in the following books available at the Engineering Faculty bibliotheque.
- AA.VV., Metals Handbook 9th ed., American Society for Metals, Metals Park, OH, USA.
- S.P. Timoshenko, S. Woinowsky-Krieger, "Theory of plates and shells", McGraw-Hill, NZ, 1987.
- R.V. Brink et al., "Handbook of fluid sealing", McGraw-Hill, USA, 1993.
- P.R. Smith, T.J. Van Laan, "Piping and pipe support system: design and engineering", McGraw-Hill, USA, 1987.

Teaching methods

Class lectures and exercises

Assessment methods and criteria

Written examination and team project

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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