Course instructor:
Dr. Simona Di Fraia, Department of Engineering, University of Naples Parthenope
Target Audience:
This module is open to Master students in interdisciplinary marine and maritime studies from SEA-EU member universities; basic knowledge in engineering, thermodynamics and heat transfer is recommended.
Location:
Online. A link will be sent prior to the start of the module.
Module Objectives:
The course aims at training students on environmental control techniques for confined spaces, processes and services. To this end, the course provides fundamental knowledge on the main
forms of environmental pollution, on the issues of hygrothermal, acoustic and visual comfort, air and water quality. Through this knowledge, the course aims to provide students with the tools for assessing environmental impacts and identifying strategies for their mitigation to improve the environmental sustainability of confined spaces, processes and services.
The course includes the following topics:
- Introduction to the main forms of environmental pollution
- Hygro-thermal comfort in confined spaces
- Air and water quality
- Acoustics
- Lighting
- Environmental sustainability assessment of services and processes: reporting, environmental impact assessment, ecological and carbon footprint.
Content Description:
- Introduction to the course. Main forms of environmental pollution. 4 hours, 0.5 CFU
Thermo-hygrometric comfort in confined spaces: mass and energy balances, references to heat transmission, basics of psychrometry, energy balance of the human body, evaluation of comfort. 20 hours, 2.5 CFU - Air and water quality: main pollutants, mitigation strategies and brief overview on the current legislation. 20 hours, 2.5 CFU
- Acoustics: basic definitions, characteristic quantities, sound levels, effects of noise on humans, generation and propagation of sounds, sound absorption and insulation. 8 hours, 1 CFU
- Lighting technology: basic notions, fundamental photometric quantities, natural lighting and artificial lighting, lighting engineering well-being and energy efficiency in lighting. 8 hours, 1 CFU
- Evaluation of the environmental sustainability of services and processes: reporting, EIA, ecological and carbon footprint. 12 hours, 1 CFU
Click here to download the official module description.
Prerequisites:
It is needed that students know basic notions of engineering, in particular thermodynamics and heat transfer.
Number of ECTS: 9
ECTS recognition: ECTS can be recognized in the electives section of your curriculum. For confirmation of this recognition please contact your study programme advisor beforehand! You can also take a module as an additional output. It will be listed in your official academic transcript of records.
Schedule:
The module will be held three times per week between 4th March and 7th June 2024, as follows:
Day 1: Mondays, 11:00 – 13:00 h CET/CEST
Day 2: Wednesdays, 09:00 – 11:00 h CET/CEST
Day 3: Fridays, 11:00 – 13:00 h CET/CEST
Please note: Classes will be suspended on 30th March to 1st April (Easter Pause), 25th April (Liberation Day) and 1st May (Workers’ day).
Registration:
In order to register for “Environmental Control Techniques” please fill in the corresponding registration form here: https://studfeedback.uni-kiel.de/evasys/online.php?p=ANPPK.
The Application Deadline is 7th March 2024 at 12:00 CET.
Limit: Places for SEA-EU international participants are limited and will be attributed on geographical balance and on a first-come-first-served-basis”.
Please note:
Each person who is granted a place will receive an e-mail from the SEA-EU team with further instructions before the module starts. Without this confirmation e-mail you are not allowed to participate in the module.
All further registrations will be put on a waiting list. As soon as a place becomes available in the module, you will receive a message from us. If you have not received a message by the date the module starts, you have not been allocated a place on this module.
Conditions of enrolment:
- The module offers are meant for SEA-EU Alliance Universities’ master students in marine and maritime sciences: Registration is only considered if made with a valid institutional email address.
- By applying to any of the modules you agree that your data (name, affiliation, email) will be passed on to the module instructor, the corresponding universities’ entity and the SEA-EU coordination in case your application is confirmed.
- A certificate of participation including ECTS will be issued, upon successful examination of the module.
- Registration is binding; if you received a place in a module and changed your mind, please inform us asap about your cancellation (!!!) so that other applicants can get the chance to participate.