The Technical Physics (FT) curriculum resumes the historical Doctoral Courses in Technical Physics (firstly activated in 1992). Its objective is to train young researchers capable of developing theoretical & experimental research in thermodynamics, thermo-fluid dynamics, and heat transmission; FT students shall deal with research in the energy sector, by means of: • Suitable methodological approaches to thermodynamics; • Analysis of thermal, acoustic, and optical phenomena, which concur in defining both the conditions of environmental well-being & impact and the corresponding control possibilities. The FT curriculum develops research within the following fields:
Physics of buildings and environmental control (FT1).
This syllabus mainly focuses on: • Components, heating and air-conditioning plants; • Physics of buildings and environmental control; • Optical techniques and applied acoustics. These themes are developed according to the traditional approach of Environmental Technical Physics.
Energetics and Applied Thermo-fluid dynamics (FT2).
This syllabus mainly focuses on: • Thermodynamic analysis of energy systems; • Energy sources, vectors, and rational consumption of energy; • Environmental impact of energy systems; • Single and multiphase thermo-fluid dynamics; • Thermophysical properties of materials; • Techniques to increase the efficiency of energy conversion & thermo-fluid dynamics processes. These themes are developed according to the traditional approach of Industrial Technical Physics.
Nuclear Plants (FT3).
The thematics which characterize Nuclear Plants, within the limits of the available sources, are added to the first two fields, for the innovative application of the functioning principles of nuclear fission plants for the production of electricity and hydrogen and also for solving advanced thermohydraulic problems in fission reactors.
Contact: Prof. Marco Fossa