Faculty: ENGINEERING
First level degree Name: MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING
First level degree Internet Address: www.ingegneria.unical.it/cdl/ges
Course Title: ENERGY SYSTEMS
GISS Codex: 27000091
Sharing: None
Composition in modules:
 INDUSTRIAL APPLIED PHYSICS
 POWER PLANTS
Scientific Discipline Sector: ING-IND/10 AND ING-IND/09
Professor/Research in charge: PROF. MARIO ANTONIO CUCUMO - ENG. ANGELO ALGIERI
Teaching Position
FULL PROFESSOR / RESEARCHER
ECTS: 6 + 6
Lectures Hours: 45 EACH MODULE
Teaching Hours: N° 55 ( EACH MODULE)
Exercises Hours: 5 EACH MODULE
Laboratory Hours: 5 EACH MODULE
Self study hours: N° 100 (EACH MODULE)
Tipology: Similar Activities
Teaching Language: Italian
Schedule: 2nd Year, 2nd Semester
Prerequirement: MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS 1
Objectives of the course:
 INDUSTRIAL APPLIED PHYSICS : Knowledge of principles, basic concepts, methods and tools of Applied
Thermodynamics, necessary for the study of thermal engines. Knowledge of the basic concepts of Heat Transfer.
 POWER PLANTS: The course aims to provide basic knowledge of the most common energy production systems.
The energy efficiency of different systems is investigated and technical and economic analyses are adopted to
define the most advantageous choices for the design of energy plants. The main topics of the course involve
energy sources and renewable energy, energy conversion systems and power plants, cogeneration and combined
heat and power production.
Lecture contents:
 INDUSTRIAL APPLIED PHYSICS:
Thermodynamic systems and coordinates; thermodynamic equilibrium; the state equations; reversible and
irreversible processes; thermodynamic definition of work and heat; work and heat transfer interactions.
The first law of thermodynamics for closed and open systems; internal energy; enthalpy; temperature
definition; thermal capacities and specific heats; mechanical-work equation; Bernoulli’s equation.
Ideal and real gases; internal energy and enthalpy of an ideal gas; specific heats of an ideal gas;
reversible polytropic process for an ideal gas.
The second law of thermodynamics for closed systems; heat engine cycles; refrigeration cycles; Carnot’s
engine and cycle; Carnot’s theorem; heat pump cycles; efficiencies of heat engines, refrigerators and heat
pumps; entropy and entropy-diagram; gas entropy.
Two-phase mixtures in thermal equilibrium; phase changes; the (p,T) and (p,v) diagrams; Clapeyron’s
equation; entropy diagram; Mollier’s diagrams; direct and inverse steam cycles.
The three kinds of heat transfer.
Heat conduction through an infinitely, simple and multi-layer, wide plane plate; radial heat conduction in
an infinitely, simple and multi-layer, long cylinder.
Heat conduction with internal heat generation in an infinitely wide plane plate; radial heat conduction with
internal heat generation in an infinitely long cylinder.
Unsteady-state heat conduction in a system with negligible internal thermal resistance
Forced heat convection in laminar and turbulent flow parallel to a plane plate at uniform temperature.
Forced heat convection in laminar and turbulent flow through a tube at uniform temperature. Heat
Exchangers.
Free convection on horizontal and vertical plane plates and cylinders.
The basic equations of heat radiation: Stefan-Boltzmann’s law, Kirchhoff’s law, Planck’s law, Wien’s
displacement law.
Radiative geometric configuration factors; radiation exchange between two black and real surfaces;
radiation exchange in a black and real enclosure.
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POWER PLANTS:
- Energy sources.
- Renewable energy.
- Energy conversion systems.
- Hydraulic systems.
- Pumps and turbines.
- Hydroelectric power plants.
- Thermoelectric power plants.
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- Gas turbine power plants.
- Combined gas/steam cycles.
- Biomass power plants.
- Technical and economic analyses.
Exercises contents:
 INDUSTRIAL APPLIED PHYSICS:
Systems units. Thermodynamic work.
The first law of thermodynamics for closed and open systems. Mechanical-work equation; Bernoulli’s
equation.
Ideal gases and reversible process for an ideal gases.
The second law of thermodynamics. Thermodynamic gas cycles. Entropy.
Two-phase mixtures. Direct and inverse steam cycles.
Heat conduction in cylindrical and flat wall with different boundary conditions.
Forced and natural convection for flat and cylindrical surfaces.
Irradiation between black/grey surfaces and into black/grey enclosure.
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POWER PLANTS:
Energy system performances. Efficiency and power.
Design of hydraulic plants. Technical and economic analyses
Energy efficiency analysis of thermoelectric power plants
Analysis of the performance of gas turbine power plants
Biomass power plants. Technical and economic investigations
Laboratory contents: *****************
Attendance in class: Required
Teaching performance: in the lecture hall or in the PC-laboratory, with the support of traditional methods and a projector
connected to computer.
Evaluation Assessement: Written and oral exam
Bibliografy and Recommended reading:
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 Module of Industrial Applied Physics
M. Cucumo, V. Marinelli, Termodinamica Applicata, Pitagora Ed.,1999
V. Marinelli, G. Oliveti, A. Sabato, Trasmissione del Calore, Pitagora Ed., 1994
G. Alfano, V. Betta, F. Fucci, Esercitazioni numeriche di Fisica Tecnica, CUEN Ed., 1993
 Module of Power Plants
- Handouts prepared by professor and available on Icampus website
- R. Pallabazzer, Lezioni di Macchine, Università di Trento, 1995
- D. Cocco, C. Palomba, P. Puddu, Tecnologie delle energie rinnovabili, SGEditoriali, 2008
- A. Bartolazzi, Le energie rinnovabili, Editore Ulirco Hoepli, 2006
- L. Freris, D. Infield. Renewable Energy in Power Systems, John Wiley & Sons, 2010.
- N. Armaroli, V. Balzani. Energy for a Sustainable World, Wiley VCH, 2011.
Time table and Lesson Rooms:
www.ingegneria.unical.it/cdl/ges
Exams calendar:
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