The course will provide the basic and applicative concepts on the main energy sources, their transformations and their rational use, and the knowledge about the tools for accounting for energy uses and for correct management for the operation of energy systems and components in industrial environments.
The main topics of the course are: Basic elements of applied physics and thermodynamics. The principles of thermodynamics. Applications of thermodynamics: mass and energy balances. Fundamental mechanisms of heat exchange. Thermal, fluid dynamics and energy problems. Energy resources and their use. The fuels. Combustion and environmental risks. Renewable energies and energy carriers. Use of energy and its accounting. Energy generation and transformation systems. Rationalization of energy uses with conventional and innovative systems and components. The "Energy Plant" system in industry. Energy balances and load prediction. Problems of management and operation of an energy system.