Biomedical Engineering

ANNUNZIATA D'ORAZIO

The course deepens the problems concerning plan, execution, maintenance and management of the Hospital plants and technological systems.
At the end of the course, students know different plants and technological systems and the ways to design, inspect and manage them, focusing on the problem of safety.

The course deepens the problems concerning plan, execution, maintenance and management of the Hospital plants and technological systems.
At the end of the course, students know different plants and technological systems and the ways to design, inspect and manage them, focusing on the problem of safety.

Basic knowledge of physics, thermal sciences, fluid mechanics, hospital systems

The course deepens the problems concerning plan, execution, maintenance and management of the Hospital plants and technological systems

At the end of the course, students know different plants and technological systems and the ways to design, inspect and manage them, focusing on the problem of safety

General criteria to plan hospital plants and technological systems; buildings and plants. Comfort conditions in hospital: air quality, thermohygrometric, acoustic and visual comfort; reference standard. Preliminary design of components and networks. Air quality and biocontamination. Air quality test and control; reference standard. Risk assesment. Noise control. Cooling, heating and co-generation systems. Sterilization; reference standard. Medical gases production, storage and distribution; reference standard. Water supply, discharge pipes, and distribution pipelines; Legionella prevention. Fire system; fire prevention and protection; components and devices; water storage and distribution pipelines; reference standard. Water quality.

Pizzetti - Condizionamento dell'aria e refrigerazione - Ed. Masson
K. Breidenbach – Manuale del freddo. Gli impianti frigoriferi – Tecniche Nuove
M. Vio, D. Danieli – le centrali frigorifere – Editoriale Delfino
Normative di riferimento.

Frontal teaching, exercises, class discussions

optional

discussion on the topics covered in the course

discussion on the topics covered in the course