Degree Course: Mechanical Engineering Syllabus for A.Y. 2019/2020  

Educational aims:
The main objectives of the Sensors and Data Acquisition systems course is to give the student the knowledge of the analysis methods and acquisition systems focusing the attention on the hardware and software (Labview) developed by National Instrument. A deep knowledge on the inertial measurement systems will be provided to the student.

Expected learning outcomes:
Knowledge and understanding: knowledge of the working principle of the data acquisition systems, knowledge the software Labview, knowledge of inertial sensors, understanding the body kinematics in order to better understand the algorithms that are implemented for the analysis of inertial sensor outputs.
Applying knowledge and understanding: understanding of the right scientific and methodological approach to the measurements; learning how to program in Labview language in order to acquire and analyze electrical signals. learning to independently perform a calibration procedure of sensors such as thermistors, distance sensors, accelerometers, and gyroscopes.
Making judgements: the student will be able to understand the experimental results; knowing how to choose the best instruments that has to be used as a function of the required measurements for the analysis of motion; the student will be able to independently implement software for the data acquisition and analysis.
Communication skills: the student will be able to report on experiments and to read and write calibration reports and datasheets; understanding of software written in Labview.
Learning skills: the ability to apply the learned methodological accuracy and the Labview software to different measurement setups than those studied in the Sensors and Data Acquisition systems course.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:
The course aims to provide students with the knowledge necessary for the design and verification of fluid machines and energy systems of different types, integrating the basic knowledge typically achieved in the industrial engineering degree at the Batchelor level (off-project heat exchangers, driving and operating volumetric machines, gas turbines with blade cooling and gas micro-turbines, combined systems at multiple pressure levels, fuel cells).

EXPECTED LEARNING RESULTS:
At the end of the course the student is expected to have the following knowledge:
- knowledge of the detailed operation of heat exchangers, gas turbines with blade cooling and micro-gas turbines, combined systems at multiple pressure levels, fuel cells, fuel processing systems for the production of syngas with a high hydrogen content;
- knowledge of the configuration, of the operating principles and of the selection criteria of the main types of volumetric fluid machines.
At the end of the course the student is expected to have the following skills:
- ability to design thermal engine systems and volumetric machines of medium and high complexity;
- ability to check volumetric machines, gas turbines, combined systems at multiple pressure levels, thermal engine systems, hydraulic motors and refrigerators in different operating conditions;
- ability to choose a volumetric machine according to the field of application;
- ability to carry out the sizing of volumetric pumps and compressors and internal combustion engines;
- ability to carry out the dimensioning of fuel processing systems for the production of syngas with a high hydrogen content and of different types of fuel cells;
- ability to operate correctly (power regulation, control of operating parameters, performance monitoring) volumetric machines, gas turbines with blade cooling and gas micro-turbines, combined systems at multiple pressure levels, fuel cells.
At the end of the course the student is expected to have the communication skills to describe, in written and oral form, the sizing, design choices, checks, operations and monitoring in the areas of heat exchangers, gas turbines with cooling of gas blades and microturbines, combined systems at multiple pressure levels, fuel cells, fuel processing systems for the production of syngas with a high hydrogen content.

The fundamental objective of the Energy Conversion Plant Design Course is to provide the student with the knowledge and technical and practical skills for the design and development of plant solutions aimed at producing energy that can be used for both civil and industrial, also in relation to the renewable energy sector. The expected learning outcomes are the knowledge of the criteria and sizing procedures of systems that base their operation on heat exchange dynamics such as ovens, heat exchangers, thermal systems, condensers, evaporative towers, steam generators and geothermal systems with pumps. of heat to both vertical and horizontal probes. To these are added the theoretical and practical notions associated with the part of the Course relating to energy conversion systems from renewable sources, i.e. starting from biomass (anaerobic digestion processes and thermochemical processes) and liquid biofuels, from solar sources (solar photovoltaic and solar thermal), wind and hydroelectric. During the course, purely applicative issues relating to multi-physics simulation software will also be addressed, useful for solving complex and multidisciplinary problems in the industrial sector.
Among the expected learning outcomes there are therefore the knowledge and the development of a critical sense in terms of the ability to identify the parameters associated with the operation of the aforementioned equipment and technologies in order to optimize their operation both in the dimensioning phase and in the activity phase. (if possible) in relation to the requests of the final user, thus developing a critical sense from a technical point of view, as well as understanding the meaning of the technical terminology used in the sector of industrial energy systems from conventional and renewable sources, in relation to technologies and to the processes. At the end of the course, the student will have practical and theoretical notions relating to the aforementioned energy conversion systems, strengthening the skills already developed in the three-year degree program and having the ability to solve problems relating to even new issues or that require multidisciplinary approaches. , in any case deriving from the sector under study. At the end of the course, the student will be able to communicate their conclusions clearly and unambiguously to specialist and non-specialist interlocutors operating in the energy conversion systems sector. In addition, the expected results include the student's development of a learning ability that allows him to deepen the issues addressed independently, adapting to the needs he will encounter in the workplace.

The course is the continuation of the courses of "Mechanical Design and Construction of Machines" given during the first degree in Industrial Engineering. Teaching is aimed at completing the student's preparation in the typical topics of the field and enables him to acquire the skills described below.
EXPECTED LEARNING RESULTS
- Knowledge and Understanding Capabilities: Advanced knowledge on calculation, design and verification of mechanical structures and mechanical components where stress and deformation states are biaxial or triaxial, stressed both in elastic and over-stress and subjected to thermal fields, by using either theoretical-analytical methods or numerical methods.
- Applying Knowledge and Understanding: Ability to design and / or verify structural elements and mechanical groups of industrial interest, ensuring their suitability for service also in reference to sectoral regulations.
- Making Judgment: To be able to interpret sizing results and to prepare the structural optimization of it.
- Communication Skills: Being able to describe scientific issues related to mechanical design and technical drawing in written and oral form.
- Learning Skills: Advanced knowledge on calculation, design and verification of mechanical structures and mechanical components where stress and deformation states are biaxial or triaxial, stressed both in elastic and over-stress and subjected to thermal fields, by using either theoretical-analytical methods or numerical methods.

The aim of the course is to present machining systems, with particular attention to those for chip removal, with a focus about their planning and optimization. In addition, the programming methods for numerical control machine tools and non-conventional machining will be illustrated.
The student will have to acquire accurate knowledge of the main technologies and special processing systems, adopted in the industrial sector. In particular he will have to develop the ability to analyze production systems, with particular reference to chip removal, with a focus on their planning and optimization. The increasing complexity of production systems is described and analyzed to evaluate the performances through significant indicators: system resources utilization coefficients, productivity and products crossing times.

Expected learning outcomes:
1) Knowledge and understanding:
Knowledge of machining for material removal and of the various production cycles for a mechanical component.
2) Applying knowledge and understanding:
Learn about the elementary optimization techniques of material removal fabrication cycle, in order to identify and design the various production phases and process parameters.
3) Making judgements:
Knowledge of the main issues related to choices made for the production of a specific component.
4) Communication skills:
Maximum dimensioning of chip removal operations, programming them in machine language.
5) Learning skills:
Drawing up the manufacturing cycles of mechanical components and their economic evaluation.

The course aim is the knowledge of hydrological processes monitoring. Specifically, the course will focus on instrumentations and sensing techniques useful for observing environmental parameters.

It is possible to identify three main aims:
Refresh of notions about hydrological processes and their modelling, with particular emphasis of river discharge and precipitations.
Learning about instruments and sensing techniques for hydrological observations.
Learning and applying innovative approaches based on image analysis.

Expected outcomes following the Dublin descriptors:

Knowledge and understanding.
hydrological phenomena, specifically, rainfall and runoff formation. Common practice of data collection and measurements in hydrology.

Applying knowledge and understanding
The concepts with a more technical and applicative implication (tools and approaches for the measurement and estimation of hydrological variables) will be consolidated through both traditional (exercises) and advanced (small experiments to be developed independently) practical labs.

Making judgements - Communication skills - Learning skills
Students will be asked to develop a project that,in addition to provide a practical example for estimating river flow velocity, will allow them to investigate on the role of the image analysis. The project will be assigned without a rigid scheme, students will be invited to identify a scientific question on which they can investigate with the software application. During the project they will identify the answer to the scientific question and motivate their conclusions. Setting small groups and interacting with the lecturer will stimulate Making judgements - Communication skills - Learning skills under the hydrological perspective.


The objective of the first module is the comprehension of the basic physics involved in powertrains:
- Provide the theoretical and analytical bases for understanding basic thermo-fluid dynamic processes within traditional and innovative powertrains.
- Provide methods and instruments for the design powertrain components

Expected results:
Coherently with the SUA-CdS objectives, the expected results are:
- Knowledge of the physical foundations and mathematical instruments useful for understanding the powertrain working principles.(Dublin descriptors 1 and 5)
- Capacity of utilizing the methodologies for the design powertrain components (Dublin descriptors 2 and 3)

1) Knowledge and understanding;
The course aims to transfer the basic knowledge of project management of the management of production plants including inventory management. The expected results are the understanding of the basic concepts of the topics covered.
2) Applying knowledge and understanding;
The course aims to transfer the tools useful for solving problems related to the management of a project and an industrial process. The expected results include the understanding of the techniques applied to real case studies.
3) Autonomy of judgment (making judgments);
The acquisition of an autonomy of judgment is a consequence of the didactic approach of the entire course of study, in which the theoretical training is accompanied by examples, applications, exercises, both practical and theoretical, single and group, which accustom the student to making decisions, and being able to judge and predict the effect of their choices.
4) Communication skills;
Throughout the course, the student is asked to expose the concepts acquired precisely in order to develop communication skills through the presentation of project work, of exercises solved on case studies proposed by the teacher. The development of communication skills involves the acquisition and use of the technical terminology of the subject.
5) Ability to learn (learning skills)
The course involves the transfer of engineering practice relating to:
(i) solve typical problems of project management and industrial processes by combining theory and practice;
(ii) design and control a project and an industrial process using the techniques of industrial engineering;
(iii) recognize the decision-making variables most influencing a project in order to govern the processes through forecasts, simulations and optimizations.

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