Portale di Ateneo - En.Unibs.it

The first part of the course is an introduction to engineering
thermodynamics with emphasis on its rigorous general foundations. After
a concise summary of the definitions of energy, entropy and availability,
several applications of energy and entropy balances are discussed
including bulk-flow interactions and modelling of energy-conversion
devices (pumps, compressors, turbines, heat exchangers) and the
simplest energy conversion systems; steam tables; moist air; exergy;
cost allocation of energy consuption in cogeneration plants.
The second part of the course is an introduction to heat transfer covering
conduction (Fourier law; heat diffusion equation and its solutions in
simple geometries with fixed and convective boundary conditions; fins;
lumped capacitance method and Heisler diagrams for unsteady
problems), convection (laminar and turbulent flow; boundary layers;
dimensionless parameters; correlations for simple forced convection
configurations), and radiation (blackbody radiation; gray surfaces;
radiation exchange among gray surfaces).