FISICA TECNICA INDUSTRIALE E AMBIENTALE

Module FISICA TECNICA AMBIENTALE

Modulo "Environmental Physics"

The course provides students with the ability to evaluate the parameters that determine the quality of work environments, and any health risks, in the field of thermal comfort, air quality, acoustics and vision. Students will learn to measure these parameters, compare them with any optimal or regulatory values, and then establish and implement - together with a technician - the most appropriate mitigation strategies.

THERMAL COMFORT and AIR QUALITY (14 hours)

- The energy balance of the human body

- Indicators: PMV and PPD (moderate environments), WBGT and WIND CHILL (severe cold environments)

- Measurement of environmental parameters (air temperature, relative humidity, air velocity)

- Practical examples of assessment and case studies

- Indoor pollutants and their effects on health

- Measurement of the concentration of pollutants

- Ventilation requirements for the healthiness of the environments, and related regulatory references

- Case studies: measurement of CO2 and CO concentration in school and work environments

ACOUSTICS AND NOISE RATING (14 hours)

- Main definitions (frequencies, levels, dB) 

- Basic operations: sums and subtractions of levels

- Physiology of the human ear

- A-weighting and normal audiogram

- Concept of equivalent level and differential level

- Effects of noise on humans

- Acoustics in workplaces: Decree 81/08

- Admissible limits and use of PPE

- Measurements: the sound level meter and related processing software

- Noise mitigation strategies in workplaces

- Examples and case studies

LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY (7 hours)

- The light and physiology of the human eye

- Main definitions (luminous flux, illuminance)

- Types of lighting fixtures and their characteristics

- Criteria for assessing the suitability of light in the workplace

- On-site measurements and verification example

- Strategies for improving lighting in workplaces

"Contribution of the Course to the objectives of Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development”
The course contributes to raising awareness and training students on the issues and technologies that underpin Goal 3 (Health and wellness), Goal 8 (Decent work and economic growth) and Goal 12 (Responsible consumption and production).

1. Teacher handouts
2. Il rischio rumore negli ambienti di lavoro, di Gabriele Campurra, Andrea Rotella, Editore: Ipsoa (Gruppo Wolters Kluwer)
3. Manuale INAIL - Corretta progettazione acustica di ambienti di lavoro industriali e non (available on https://www.inail.it/cs/internet/comunicazione/pubblicazioni/catalogo-generale.html). 
4. Aria calore luce. Il comfort ambientale negli edifici. Uwe Wienke. Editore: Dei.

5. Il comfort termico negli ambienti di lavoro. Strumenti per la consulenza tecnica e la sorveglianza sanitaria, Francesco Chirico, Ferrari Sibaldi

• Energy balance of the human body
• Parameters on which the PMV and PPD indicators (moderate environments) depend
• Parameters on which the WBGT and WIND CHILL indicators (severe cold environments) depend
• Types of indoor pollutants and their effects on health
• Measurements of pollutant concentrations
• Ventilation flow rates and room healthiness
• Sound pressure levels: definition, calculation and measurement
• The human ear and sound weighting
• The effects of noise on humans
• Legal provisions on noise in the workplaces
• The human eye and the perception of light
• Illuminance and luminance: definition and measurement
• Illuminance and luminance requirements in the workplac