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ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL PHYSICS Single discipline educational activity
Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Disciplinary Sector:
Environmental Technical Physics
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Objectives
Contents Fundamentals of physics: kinematics, forces, momentum. Mechanical energy and its conservation;
Fundamentals of Thermodynamics and calorimetry;
Heat Transfer;
Thermodynamics of moist air;
Thermo-hygrometric comfort
Acoustics;
Lighting design;
Extended Syllabus Fundamentals of physics:
Fundamentals of Thermodynamics:
Systems and Control Volumes;
Properties of a System;
Temperature and the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics;
Pressure;
The equation of state of an ideal gas;
Phases of a Pure Substance;
Calculation of heat exchange on phase change;
Equilibrium temperature;
Energy Analysis of Closed and Open Systems;
The First Law of Thermodynamics;
Thermal conduction:
Fourier's law of heat transfer;
Thermal conductivity;
One dimensional steady-state heat conduction;
The Thermal Resistance;
Thermal bridges;
Heat Transfer Through buildings;
Thermal insulation;
Convective heat transfer:
Physical Mechanism of Forced Convection;
Physical Mechanism of Natural Convection;
Radiative Heat Transfer:
Black body Radiation;
Planck's Law;
Wien's Law;
Stefan-Boltzmann's Law;
The emissivity Law;
Grey body Radiation;
Thermodynamics of moist air:
Air as Ideal Gas Mixture;
Humidity Ratio, Relative Humidity, Mixture Enthalpy, and Mixture Entropy;
Dew Point Temperature, Wet-Bulb and Dry-Bulb Temperatures;
Psychrometric Charts;
Analysing Air-Conditioning Processes;
The thermo-hygrometric comfort:
Metabolic rate;
Air temperature;
Mean radiant temperature;
Air speed;
Relative humidity;
Thermal balance;
Comfort indicators;
The ANSI-ASHRAE 55-92 method;
The PMV/PPD method;
Acoustics:
Fundamentals of acoustics;
Decibel definition;
Basic principles of physiological acoustics;
Open space sound propagation;
Acoustic absorption;
Lighting design:
Fundamental photometric magnitudes;
Quality of artificial light;
Light sources and lighting fixtures;
Design of a lighting system: how to design a lightning street project;
How to use Dialux EVO
Recommended Bibliography Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, 5th edition by Yunus A. Çengel and Michael A. Boles
Introduction to Heat Transfer, FRANK P. INCROPERA DAVID P. DEWITT, JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC., SIXTH EDITION
L.L.Beranek, Music, Acoustic and Architecture, New York, Wiley, 1962
Notes from the course lessons.
Acoustic: Thomas D. Rossing (ed.): Springer Handbook of Acoustics , Springer Science + Business Media, New York (2014) - ISBN: 9781493907540
Methods of Provision
Teaching Methods Theoretical lessons and numerical exercises conducted in the classroom or online mode
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
Oral Exam.
Valutazione:
Voto Finale
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