Mechanical Engineering for the Green Transition

Equations of varied motion for quasi-cylindrical currents. Barotropicity assumption. Hydroelectric systems. Mass oscillations in. Oscillations without resistance. Elastic waves. The simplified case. Celerity of perturbations in elastic pipelines. The equations of water hammer. Instantaneous total closure. Cavitation phenomena. Joukowsky's formula. Water hammer. Surge tanks. Method of characteristics and numerical solutions. Varied motion in quasi-cylindrical free-surface currents. De Saint-Venant equation. Complete equations of varied motion. Characteristic lines and imposition of boundary conditions. Flood waves. The kinematic model. The parabolic model.

Basic fluid mechanics and hydraulics.

Franzini, Finnemore. Fluid Mechanics with Engineering Applications. McGraw Hill.

Attendance at the course is not mandatory.

The mark is attained on the base of an oral text.

40 hours of classroom lectures + 20 hours of exercises.

Equations of varied motion for quasi-cylindrical currents. Barotropicity assumption. Hydroelectric systems. Mass oscillations in. Oscillations without resistance. Elastic waves. The simplified case. Celerity of perturbations in elastic pipelines. The equations of water hammer. Instantaneous total closure. Cavitation phenomena. Joukowsky's formula. Water hammer. Surge tanks. Method of characteristics and numerical solutions. Varied motion in quasi-cylindrical free-surface currents. De Saint-Venant equation. Complete equations of varied motion. Characteristic lines and imposition of boundary conditions. Flood waves. The kinematic model. The parabolic model.

Basic fluid mechanics and hydraulics.

Franzini, Finnemore. Fluid Mechanics with Engineering Applications. McGraw Hill.

Attendance at the course is not mandatory.

The mark is attained on the base of an oral text.

40 hours of classroom lectures + 20 hours of exercises.