FISICA TECNICA INDUSTRIALE E AMBIENTALE
Module FISICA TECNICA INDUSTRIALE

Academic Year 2024/2025 - Teacher: ARTURO PAGANO

Expected Learning Outcomes

The course aims to provide students with the basic tools for understanding and monitoring the operation of the main types of air conditioning systems, through thermodynamic processes for the treatment of humid air, aimed at ensuring indoor thermal comfort.

Course Structure

The course will be held through lectures, dedicated to the deepening of the following teaching contents:

1. Properties of humid air (temperature, absolute and relative humidity, dew temperature) and humid air diagrams

2. Thermodynamic processes for the treatment of humid air

3. Classification of air conditioning systems

4. Characteristics of all-air conditioning systems and mixed air-water systems

5. Characteristics of mixed air-water conditioning systems


Required Prerequisites

Basic knowledges of Physics and Mathematics

Attendance of Lessons

Attendance is MANDATORY, with a minimum attendance percentage in accordance with the provisions of the university teaching regulations.

Detailed Course Content

1. Fundamentals of psychrometrics
2. Main humid air treatments
3. Characteristics and classification of the main types of air conditioning systems

4. Full air conditioning systems
5. Air-water mixed air conditioning systems

Textbook Information

1. Lecture notes

2.   L. Bellia, P. Mazzei, F. Minichello, D. Palma, Aria Umida - Climatizzazione ed involucro edilizio, Liguori Editore, 2006


Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

The student will be evaluated through an oral exam.

To guarantee equal opportunities and in compliance with the laws in force, students enrolled in CInAP can agree with the teacher any compensatory and / or dispensative measures, based on the educational objectives and specific needs. It is also possible to contact the CInAP reference teacher of the reference Department for the course program.

Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises

Characteristics of systems for controlled mechanical ventilation
Properties of humid air (temperature, absolute and relative humidity, dew temperature)
Humid air diagrams
Humid air thermodynamic processes
Classification of air conditioning systems
Characteristics of full-air conditioning systems 
Characteristics of mixed air-water conditioning systems