Testi, articoli, libri e siti web
TUTTO IL MATERIALE DIDATTICO SARà DISPONIBILE SU PIATTAFORMA MOODLE DI ATENEO
Federici G., 2009. La crisi dei sistemi idrici. Appunti del corso Gestione dei Sistemi Idrici. Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile. Università di Firenze
Federici G., 2007. Gli indicatori di prestazione dei sistemi idrici. Accademia dei Lincei. Roma
Federici G., 2011: Acqua ed energia: sinergie e conflitti. Accademia dei Lincei. Roma
Evangelisti, Giuseppe. 1964. Impianti Idroelettrici. Volume 1 e 2. Patron. Bologna
E. Penche, Celso, 1998. Layman’s Guidebook on how to develop a small hydro site. ESHA European Small Hydropower Association.
F. Cahudhry, M. Hanif,1992. Applied Hydraulic Transients. Van Nostrand Reinhold. New York
G. Web sites (ESHA, ICOLD, etc )
Altri riferimenti
Alcamo J., 2009: Managing the global water system. In: Levin S. et al. (eds). Princeton Guide to Ecology, Princeton University Press.
Datei, Claudio. 1998. Introduzione allo studio delle dighe. Sbarramenti in muratura. Cortina. Padova
Becciu G., Paoletti A., 2010: Fondamenti di costruzioni idrauliche. Utet Scienze Tecniche
UNESCO, 2009: World Water Assessment Programme. The United Nations World Water Development Report 3: Water in a Changing World, Paris, UNESCO and London: Earthscan.
Loucks, D.P. and van Beek, E. (2005).Water Resources Systems Planning and Management.UNESCO. Paris.
( Download a legal free copy from http://www.wldelft.nl/rnd/intro/fields/water-management/book.html
WEB Sites ( UNESCO, Unione Europea, Autorità di Distretto Idrografico, Autorità di Ambito, Gestori dei servizi idrici, ESHA, ENEL etc)
Teaching Methods
The course includes lectures, exercises and
a Project work Identification and analysis of a hydroelectric plant
Type of Assessment
Methods of evaluation- Grading
Projects Work evaluation
Oral examination
The grade will be based on exams, project, and homework.
ACTIVITIES PERCENTAGES
Exams 40%
Projects 40%
Homework 20%
Course program
Summary
The course mainly concerns the study of hydraulic systems, in the aspects of analysis, design and management. They examine plants operating in water supply systems, in hydro power plants, in drainage systems ..
The goal of the course is to develop knowledge of the various types of plumbing and develop its expertise in the identification, analysis and management of a hydraulic system.
Course program
1. Information on the course
2. Introduction: Water systems. Hydropower. Equipment for the energy storage. Cooling circuits. Water Supply Systems. Drainage systems.
3. The management of water resources on a global scale. The global water system. Water systems crisis.
4. The Water Energy Nexus. The energy crisis. The connection water – energy.
5. The management of water resources in Europe and Italy. WFD- European Union Water Framework Directive. The water management in Italy. Government authorities of resources in Italy and Tuscany
6. Hydroelectric plants. Hydraulic machines. Hydroelectric plants. Energy storage hydropower plants. Small hydro
7. Water supply systems. Pumps. Reservoirs. distribution networks. for networks monitoring
8. Hydraulic Transients. unsteady flow. Method characteristics. Transients in hydraulic systems (hydroelectric plants, cooling circuits and pumps). Resonance. Methods of transient control.
9. Climate change and their effects on water plants
10. Summary and evaluation
The course includes lectures, tutorials, and also:
A Project work Identification and analysis of a hydroelectric plant
Technical visits
to. Bilancino Reservoir(Tuscany) (minihydro)
b Energy storage hydropower plant / pumping station for water supply