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1 Corso di Dottorato in Ingegneria Industriale Università degli Studi di Padova Piano formativo 2017/18 Bibliographical Resources and Research Tools for Industrial Engineering (Risorse e strumenti di ricerca bibliografica per l’Ingegneria Industriale) ...................................... pag. 2 Bioelectromagnetics .................................................................................................... pag. 3 Characterization of metals by optical-electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction technique ………………………………………………………………….. pag.4 Computational Materials Science…………………………………………………………. pag.5 Coupled Electrical-thermal-structural Finite Element Analyses ………………………. pag. 6 Data Analytics Fundamentals …………………………………………………………….. pag. 7 Eco-informed Materials Choice ……………………………………………………………pag. 8 Ecological Models for Environmental Impacts Assessment ………………………… pag. 9 Electroporation based technologies and treatments……………………………………pag. 10 Emerging photovoltaic technologies …………………………………………………….pag. 11 Experimental Measurements in Thermal Fluid Dynamics …………………………… pag. 12 Finite Element Methods (FEM) ................................................................................. pag. 13 Fundamentals of Materials Selection ....................................................................... pag. 14 Green Chemistry and Technology ............................................................................. pag. 15 Introduction to Design of Experiments …………………………………………………..pag. 16 Materials Modeling and Simulation ………………………………………………………pag. 17 Non Ideal Behaviour of Components ......................................................................... pag. 18 Optimum Integration of Energy Systems and Industrial Processes………………….. pag. 19 Particle Image Velocimetry: theory and applications …………………………………..pag. 21 Processing and properties of porous ceramics …………………………………………pag. 22 Statistics for Engineers .............................................................................................. pag. 25 Sustainable Energy in Buildings ................................................................................ pag. 27 Technological Advancements in the Electromobility .................................................. pag. 28 Tissue Engineering: Principles and Applications ....................................................... pag. 29 Tutela della proprietà intellettuale .............................................................................. pag. 30 Vibration and identification in Light Vehicles .............................................................. pag. 31 Yield Criteria for Polymer Materials ........................................................................... pag. 32

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Corso di Dottorato in Ingegneria Industriale Università degli Studi di Padova

Piano formativo 2017/18

Bibliographical Resources and Research Tools for Industrial Engineering (Risorse e strumenti di ricerca bibliografica per l’Ingegneria Industriale) ...................................... pag. 2

Bioelectromagnetics .................................................................................................... pag. 3

Characterization of metals by optical-electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction technique ………………………………………………………………….. pag.4

Computational Materials Science…………………………………………………………. pag.5

Coupled Electrical-thermal-structural Finite Element Analyses ………………………. pag. 6

Data Analytics Fundamentals …………………………………………………………….. pag. 7

Eco-informed Materials Choice ……………………………………………………………pag. 8

Ecological Models for Environmental Impacts Assessment ………………………… pag. 9

Electroporation based technologies and treatments……………………………………pag. 10

Emerging photovoltaic technologies …………………………………………………….pag. 11

Experimental Measurements in Thermal Fluid Dynamics …………………………… pag. 12

Finite Element Methods (FEM) ................................................................................. pag. 13

Fundamentals of Materials Selection ....................................................................... pag. 14

Green Chemistry and Technology ............................................................................. pag. 15

Introduction to Design of Experiments …………………………………………………..pag. 16

Materials Modeling and Simulation ………………………………………………………pag. 17

Non Ideal Behaviour of Components ......................................................................... pag. 18

Optimum Integration of Energy Systems and Industrial Processes………………….. pag. 19

Particle Image Velocimetry: theory and applications …………………………………..pag. 21

Processing and properties of porous ceramics …………………………………………pag. 22

Statistics for Engineers .............................................................................................. pag. 25

Sustainable Energy in Buildings ................................................................................ pag. 27

Technological Advancements in the Electromobility .................................................. pag. 28

Tissue Engineering: Principles and Applications ....................................................... pag. 29

Tutela della proprietà intellettuale .............................................................................. pag. 30

Vibration and identification in Light Vehicles .............................................................. pag. 31

Yield Criteria for Polymer Materials ........................................................................... pag. 32

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Bibliographic Resources and Research Tools for Industrial Engineering

Workshop plan: 30 October 2017 – 31 January 2018 Staff: Engineering librarians 1st Module (4 hours) Online course: to be attended before the face-to-face module. Engineering libraries and their services (local and interlibrary loan, document delivery, bibliographic reference, book purchase proposal…) Catalogue tools AIRE Portal (Integrated Access to Electronic Resources ) and SFX linking tools (direct access to electronic resources) Scholarly Communication Bibliometric indicators: quality measurements of scientific publication 2nd Module Face-to-face course (2 hours) Workshop to improve bibliographic research with tools and resources in the Digital Library of the University of Padova. Engineering, Economics, Management databases (BSP, IEEE, Engineering Village, Reaxys) Citation databases: Scopus (Elsevier), Web of Science (ISI). Open Access Registration: Registration form is available starting from the 30th October 2017 at: http://www.cab.unipd.it/corsi-sba-iscrizione > scegli l'area disciplinare > Ingegneria (select your study area: Engineering). Classroom to be determined. Minimum attendance requirements and final test: Attendance is necessary. Online module gives one training credit and is required for attending the face-to-face module. Face-to-face course gives one training credit. Tests after online course (due date: 15 December 2017) and after face-to-face course. The participation will be confirmed through the execution of a final test (a practical exercise).  Additional information: The course is organized for Industrial Engineering PhD students, but the registration is free for every PhD Student. For any further information or for problems with the on-line module, feel free to contact us at: [email protected]

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Bioelectromagnetics Lecturer: Dott. Elisabetta Sieni, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Padova [email protected] Prof Paolo Sgarbossa (2h for nanoparticle synthesis during laboratory) Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Padova [email protected] Topics: Introduction to bioelectromagnetics. Electromagnetic field coupling with the human body. Electrical properties of tissue as a function of the frequency. Brief introduction on cell membrane and cell biology from the point of view of electromagnetic field coupling. Mechanism involved in interaction of cell with electric and magnetic field: Effects of electromagnetic field tissue interaction (heating and electric stimulation considering electromagnetic field frequency spectrum: from low frequency to microwaves) Medical use of electromagnetic fields and practical examples (ECT and MFH) Introduction to electrochemotherapy + seminars Magnetic nanoparticles properties and heating mechanism. NP in medicine and MFH Type of magnetic nanoparticles: bare, PLGA, polymeric matric. Surface treatment for targeting hyperthermia mechanism in tumor treatment: existing therapies. Laboratory of MFH References: Research papers and book chapters will be provided during the course Timetable: 16 hours (subject to changes - check the Calendar of the School for actual dates) From 20th November 2h or 4h per week depends on the activity (Lab) Venue: to be defined Admission: You can register for the course by using the Moodle platform of the PhD Course (in order to enter the Moodle platform click on “dettagli” of the course at the page http://www.cdii.dii.unipd.it/corsi/) Examination: Attendance is required for at least 2/3 of the lecture hours. Final evaluation will be based on the discussion of a paper or laboratory case study

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Characterization of metals by optical-electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction technique Lecturer: Ing. Katya Brunelli, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Padova katya.brunelli@unipd. Topics: Introduction of metals (structure and microstructure). Sample preparation for observation with optical microscopy. Scanning electron microscopy: secondary and backscattered electron mode; EDS. X-ray diffraction technique: identification of the phases and measurement of residual stress. References: Slides of the lessons. Timetable: 8 hours, during the second week of March. (indicative time) 09.00-13.00 Wednesday 09.00-16.00 Thursday Sala Riunioni Gruppo di Metallurgia, III Piano, Edificio Ex Fisica Tecnica, Via Marzolo 9, Padova. Admission: You can register for the course by using the Moodle platform of the PhD Course (in order to enter the Moodle platform click on “dettagli” of the course at the page http://www.cdii.dii.unipd.it/corsi/) Examination: Attendance is required for at least 2/3 of the lecture hours. Final evaluation will be based on the discussion of a case study within the individual PhD project

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Computational Materials Science Lecturer: Prof. Lucia Nicola, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Padova lucia.nicola@unipd Topics: Basics of molecular dynamics simulations and discrete dislocation plasticity. Half of the time will be devoted to writing and modifying (very) simple computer programs using MATLAB. A couple of scientific publications will be discussed in class. References: provided in class Timetable: 12 hours (subject to changes - check the Calendar of the School for actual dates) 14th September 2018: h. 9:00-13:00 18th September 2018: h. 9:00-13:00 21st September 2018: h. 9:00-13:00 Venue: Polo di calcolo, Via Venezia 1, DII, Padova. Admission: You can register for the course by using the Moodle platform of the PhD Course (in order to enter the Moodle platform click on “dettagli” of the course at the page http://www.cdii.dii.unipd.it/corsi/) Examination: Attendance is required for at least 2/3 of the lecture hours. Final evaluation will be based on the discussion of the computer assignments and the selected scientific publications

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Coupled Electrical-thermal-structural Finite Element Analyses Lecturers: Prof. Giovanni Meneghetti, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Padova giovanni.meneghetti@unipd Eng. Mattia Manzolaro, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare [email protected] Topics: Introduction. General aspects of Finite Element analyses. Structural analyses. Thermal analyses. Electrostatic analyses. Coupled field analyses. Data analysis and comparison with experimental data. References: - M. Manzolaro, G. Meneghetti, A. Andrighetto, Thermal–electric numerical simulation of a surface ion source for the production of radioactive ion beams, Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. A 623 (2010) 1061–1069. - G. Meneghetti, M. Manzolaro, A. Andrighetto, Thermal–electric numerical simulation of a target for the production of radioactive ion beams, Finite Elem. Anal. Des. 47 (2011) 559–570. - M. Manzolaro, G. Meneghetti, INTRODUCTION TO THE THERMAL ANALYSIS WITH ANSYS® NUMERICAL CODE, edizioni LIBRERIA PROGETTO, 2014, Padova, ITALY. - G. Meneghetti, M. Manzolaro, M. Quaresimin, INTRODUCTION TO THE STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS WITH ANSYS® NUMERICAL CODE, edizioni LIBRERIA PROGETTO, 2014, Padova, ITALY. Timetable: 12 hours (subject to changes - check the Calendar of the School for actual dates) Lecture 1: February 21st, 2018, from 14:00 to 18:00 (4 hours) Lecture 2, February 22nd, 2018, from 14:00 to 18:00 (4 hours) Lecture 3, February 23rd, 2018, from 14:00 to 18:00 (4 hours) Room “Polo di Calcolo Meccanico A”, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, via Venezia, 1-Padova. Admission: You can register for the course by using the Moodle platform of the PhD Course (in order to enter the Moodle platform click on “dettagli” of the course at the page http://www.cdii.dii.unipd.it/corsi/ ) Examination: Attendance is required for at least 2/3 of the lecture hours. Final evaluation will be based on a case study developed during the lectures.

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Data analytics fundamentals Topics Part 1 The nature of industrial data. Latent-variable modeling to extract information from large and multivariate datasets: principal component analysis (PCA) and projection to latent structures (PLS). Industrial case studies. Part 2 PCA and PLS in practice (hands-on computer session). Lecturer Dr. Pierantonio Facco, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Padova [email protected] References Montgomery, D.C. (2004). Introduction to Statistical Quality Control, Wiley. Eriksson, L., Kettaneh-Wold, N., Trygg, J., Wikström, C., Wold, S. (2006). Multi- and Megavariate Data Analysis : Part I: Basic Principles and Applications, Umetrics Inc. Geladi, Kowalski (1986). Partial least-squares regression: a tutorial. Anal. Chim. Acta 185, 1–17. Wise, Gallagher (1996). The process chemometrics approach to process monitoring and fault detection. J. Process Control 6, 329–348. Timetable (subject to changes - check the Calendar of the School for actual dates) 12 hours July 2018 (to be confirmed) Lecture room to be announced Admission You can register for the course by using the Moodle platform of the PhD Course (in order to enter the Moodle platform click on “dettagli” of the course at the page http://www.cdii.dii.unipd.it/corsi/) Examination Attendance is required for at least 80% of the lecture hours. Final evaluation will be based on the discussion of a case study within the individual PhD project.

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Eco-informed Materials Choice Lecturer: Prof. Enrico Bernardo, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale [email protected] Topics: Introduction to materials selection. Material property charts. The materials life cycle. Eco-data: vales, sources, precision Eco-audits and eco-audit tools. Case studies. Strategies for eco-informed materials selection References: http://www.grantadesign.com/news/archive/Ashbycharts.htm M.F. Ashby, Materials and the Environment, Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford, UK M.F. Ashby, Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford, UK Timetable: 12 hours (subject to changes - check the Calendar of the School for actual dates) 16th July 2018: h. 9.00-13.00 18th July 2018: h. 9.00-13.00 20th July 2018: h. 9.00-13.00 Sala Riunioni I Piano complesso Ex Fisica Tecnica Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale Via Marzolo 9, Padova. Admission: You can register for the course by using the Moodle platform of the PhD Course (in order to enter the Moodle platform click on “dettagli” of the course at the page http://www.cdii.dii.unipd.it/corsi/) Examination: Attendance is required for at least 2/3 of the lecture hours. Final evaluation will be based on a written questionnaire.

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Ecological models for evironmental impacts assessment Lecturer: Prof. Luca Palmeri, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Padova [email protected] Topics: The equilibrium between spheres Ecotoxicology. Adsorption. Balance, transport and chemical reaction models Nitrogen cycle; Settling and resuspension; Energetic factors. GIS and distributed parameters models Metabolic - Fish growth models Light extinction. Photosynthesis and primary production. Algal growth. Temperature effects Light and nutrient limitation. Grazing. Phosphorus cycle. kC* model Trophic network models and ecological network analysis tools (Ecopath). References: L. Palmeri, A. Barausse and S.E. Jorgensen, Ecological Processes Handbook, CRC Press, 2013 S.E. Jorgensen and G. Bendoricchio, Fundamentals of Ecological Modelling, third edition, Elsevier, 2001. S.C. Chapra, Surface water-quality modeling, 1997. V. Novotny, Water Quality: Diffuse Pollution and Watershed Management, 2. Edition – 2002. L. Palmeri, Elementi di termodinamica per la modellistica dei sistemi ambientali, Cleup 2002. R.H. Kadlec and R.L. Knight, Treatment wetlands, 1996, CRC press. R. Sozzi, La micrometeorologia e la dispersione degli inquinanti in aria, APAT CTN-ACE, 2003. Timetable: 12 hours (subject to changes - check the Calendar of the School for actual dates) 9th November 2017: h. 12:00-14:00 14th November 2017: h. 12:00-14:00 16th November 2017: h. 12:00-14:00 21th November 2017: h. 12:00-14:00 23th November 2017: h. 12:00-14:00 28th November 2017: h. 12:00-14:00 Venue: Aula M – DICEA Admission: You can register for the course by using the Moodle platform of the PhD Course (in order to enter the Moodle platform click on “dettagli” of the course at the page http://www.cdii.dii.unipd.it/corsi/) Examination: Attendance is required for at least 2/3 of the lecture hours. Final evaluation will be based on the discussion of a case study within the individual PhD project.

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Electroporation based technologies and treatments Lecturer: Prof. Damijan Miklavčič, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Slovenia Dott. Luca Giovanni Campana DISCOG University of Padova, IOV Dott. Elisabetta Sieni DII University of Padova Italian contact: elisabetta.sieni@unipd Topics: Introduction. Lecture on basics and mechanisms of electroporation in vitro and in vivo. (6h) Use of electroporation in medical practice. UNIPD-DISCOG and IOV experience. (2h) Electric field distribution in not-homogenous tissues and design of electrode (test and experiemnts). UNIPD-DII experience. (2h) References: Slides. Proceeding of the Electroporation-Based Technologies and Treatments school, 2017 (http://2017.ebtt.org/index.php?id=10) Timetable: 10 hours (subject to changes - check the Calendar of the School for actual dates) Spring-Summer 2018 DII (depends on student number) Padova Admission: You can register for the course by using the Moodle platform of the PhD Course (in order to enter the Moodle platform click on “dettagli” of the course at the page http://www.cdii.dii.unipd.it/corsi/) Examination: Attendance is required for at least 2/3 of the lecture hours. Final evaluation will be based on multiple choice questionnaire.

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Emerging photovoltaic technologies Lecturer: Dott. Elisabetta Sieni, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Padova [email protected] Topics: State of the arts in photovoltaic Silicon technology. Diffused photovoltaic production. Emerging photovoltaic technologies like e.g. CIGS, more efficient cells (e.g. multijunction cell concept) and new cells (e.g. organic cells). References: Research papers and book chapters will be provided during the course Timetable: 8 hours (subject to changes - check the Calendar of the School for actual dates) From June 2018: 2h per week Venue: to be defined Admission: You can register for the course by using the Moodle platform of the PhD Course (in order to enter the Moodle platform click on “dettagli” of the course at the page http://www.cdii.dii.unipd.it/corsi/) Examination: Attendance is required for at least 2/3 of the lecture hours. Final evaluation will be based on the discussion of a paper (individual).

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Experimental Measurements in Thermal Fluid Dynamics Lecturers: Ing. Stefano Bortolin, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Padova [email protected] Ing. Andrea Diani, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Padova [email protected] Ing. Marco Azzolin, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Padova [email protected] Topics: Uncertainty in measurements. The least-squares method for data interpolation. (S. Bortolin, 2 hours). Thermocouples: theory and experimental calibration (A. Diani, 2 hours). Measurements of pressure, temperature (IR-thermography) and flow rate. (S. Bortolin, 2 hours). Experimental temperature and flow rate measurements during air and liquid flow (A. Diani, 2 hours). Measurements of solar radiation and concentrated solar flux. (M. Azzolin, 2 hours). References: GUM: Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement. http://www.bipm.org/en/publications/guides/gum.html Termodinamica applicata, A. Cavallini, L. Mattarolo, CLEUP Editore, cap. XIII. V.J. Nicholas, D.R. White. 1994. Traceable Temperatures – An Introduction to Temperature Measurement and Calibration, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, West Sussex, England. Timetable: 10 hours (subject to changes - check the Calendar of the School for actual dates) Tuesday, 27th February 2018: h. 9:00-13:00 Thursday, 1st March 2018: h. 9:00-13:00 Tuesday, 6th March 2018: h. 9:00-13:00

Aula Seminari, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, 3° piano (edificio E) Via Venezia 1 – Padova; Laboratorio di Trasmissione del Calore in Microgeometrie e Laboratorio Scambiatori di Calore, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale (edificio E), Via Venezia 1 - Padova.

Admission: You can register for the course by using the Moodle platform of the PhD Course (in order to enter the Moodle platform click on “dettagli” of the course at the page http://www.cdii.dii.unipd.it/corsi/) Examination: Attendance is required for at least 2/3 of the lecture hours. Final evaluation will be based on home assignment.

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Finite Element Method (FEM)

Lecturer: Prof Giuseppe Gambolati, Dipartimento di Metodi e Modelli Matematici per le Scienze Applicate (DMMMSA), Università di Padova, [email protected] Topics: Introduction. Sparse linear systems of large size. Conjugate gradient like methods for symmetric positive definite matrices. Acceleration of convergence by preconditioning. Preconditioners. Computation of the smallest eigenvalues of symmetric eigenproblems. Outline of PDEs’ of second order of elliptic, parabolic and hyperbolic type. Interpolation with piecewise polynomials. Linear, bilinear, biquadratic, bicubic, quadrilateral, serendipity and isoparametric finite elements. Variational principles. FEM (Finite Element Method). Variational approaches of Ritz and Galerkin. Weak formulations. Method of weigthed residuals. Non conforming elements and patch test. Integration in time by Finite Differences (FD). Stability analysis. Solution to sets of nonlinear equations.

References: Handouts from the lectures. Giuseppe Gambolati, Lezioni di Metodi Numerici per Ingegneria e Scienze Applicate, con esercizi, Cortina, 2° Ed., 619 pp, 2002. Thomas J.R. Huges, The Finite Element Method: Linear Static and Dynamic Finite Element Analysis, Prentice-Hall, 833 pp, 1987. Myron B. Allen et al., Numerical Modeling in Science and Engineering, J. Wiley, 412 pp, 1988.

Timetable: 32 hours October (as from 16th): on Mondays and Thursdays, h.16.30-18.00 Novembre (as from 9th): on Mondays and Thursdays, h.16.30-18.00 4th December: h. 16.30-18.00 6th December: h. 16.30-18.00 December (as from 11th): on Mondays and Thursdays, h. 16.30-18.00 Venue: room M6, via Venezia 1 If there are less than five Ph.D. students enrolled, the course won’t start.

Admission:

You can register for the course by using the Moodle platform of the PhD Course (in order to enter the Moodle platform click on “dettagli” of the course at the page http://www.cdii.dii.unipd.it/corsi/ )

Examination: Attendance is required for at least 2/3 of the lecture hours. Final evaluation will be based on an oral examination.

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Fundamentals of Materials Selection Lecturer: Prof. Enrico Bernardo, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale [email protected] Topics: Introduction to materials selection. Material property charts. Selection strategies Material indices. Case studies in construction of materials indices. Application of material property charts in simple materials selection and in the design of composite materials. Introduction to shape factors. Combination of shape factors and materials indices, with case studies. Strategies for selection with multiple constraints and objectives. References: http://www.grantadesign.com/news/archive/Ashbycharts.htm M.F. Ashby, Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford, UK M.M. Farag, Materials and Process Selection for Engineering Design, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL Timetable: 12 hours (subject to changes - check the Calendar of the School for actual dates) 2nd July 2018: h. 9.00-13.00 4th July 2018: h. 9.00-13.00 6th July 2018: h. 9.00-13.00 Sala Riunioni I Piano complesso Ex Fisica Tecnica Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale Via Marzolo 9, Padova. Admission: You can register for the course by using the Moodle platform of the PhD Course (in order to enter the Moodle platform click on “dettagli” of the course at the page http://www.cdii.dii.unipd.it/corsi/) Examination: Attendance is required for at least 2/3 of the lecture hours. Final evaluation will be based on a written questionnaire.

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GREEN CHEMISTRY per Dottorato Ingegneria Industriale Programme to be defined Admission: You can register for the course by using the Moodle platform of the PhD Course (in order to enter the Moodle platform click on “dettagli” of the course at the page http://www.cdii.dii.unipd.it/corsi/) Examination: Attendance is required for at least 2/3 of the lecture hours. Final evaluation will be based on the discussion of a case study within the individual PhD project.

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Introduction to Design of Experiments  

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Part 1 Generating informative datasets: design of experiments. Full-factorial design and fractional factorial design. Part 2 DoE in practice (hands-on computer session) Lecturer Dr. Pierantonio Facco, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Padova [email protected] References Eriksson, Johansson, Kettaneh-Wold, Wikström, Wold (2008). Design of Experiments:

Principles and Applications, 3rd edition, Umetrics Inc. Montgomery (2008). Design and Analysis of Experiments. John Wiley & Sons. Jaeckle, MacGregor (2000). Industrial applications of product design through the inversion

of latent variable models. Chemom. Intell. Lab. Syst. 50, 199–210. Timetable (subject to changes - check the Calendar of the School for actual dates) 12 hours July 2018 (to be confirmed) Lecture room to be announced Admission You can register for the course by using the Moodle platform of the PhD Course (in order to enter the Moodle platform click on “dettagli” of the course at the page http://www.cdii.dii.unipd.it/corsi/) Examination Attendance is required for at least 80% of the lecture hours.

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Materials Modeling and Simulations Lecturer: Prof. Angelo Simone, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova [email protected] Topics: The class covers classical and novel computational approaches to the modeling and simulation of engineering materials. Case studies will be presented and discussed in class. Main topics: Modeling and simulation; Macro-meso level modeling; Meso-micro level modeling; Micro-nano level modeling; Multiscale approaches References: Provided during the lectures Timetable: 12 hours September 2018 Meeting room 3rd floor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Via Venezia, 1, Padova Admission: Enroll in the course using the Moodle platform. To access the Moodle platform click on the link “dettagli” next to the course title at http://www.cdii.dii.unipd.it/corsi/ Examination: Attendance is required for at least 2/3 of the lecture hours. Final evaluation will be based on the discussion of a case study

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Non Ideal Behaviour of Electrical Components Lecturer: Prof. Daniele Desideri, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Padova email: [email protected] Topics: Introduction. Components leads. Resistors. Capacitors. Inductors. Partial inductance. Conductor. Common-mode and differential-mode currents. Examples. References: Clayton R.P. “Introduction to electromagnetic compatibility”, Wiley 2006, 2nd ed., chapter 5 Timetable: 8 hours (subject to changes - check the Calendar of the School for actual dates) 18th January 2018: h. 9:00-13:00 19th January 2018: h. 9:00-13:00 Sala Riunioni “Saletta Gialla” – first floor, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Via Gradenigo 6/a, Padova. Admission: You can register for the course by using the Moodle platform of the PhD Course (in order to enter the Moodle platform click on “dettagli” of the course at the page http://www.cdii.dii.unipd.it/corsi/) Examination: Attendance is required for at least 2/3 of the lecture hours.

Final evaluation will be based on written questionnaire (multiple-choice items).

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Optimum Integration of Energy Systems and Industrial Processes Lecturer: Prof. Andrea Lazzaretto, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Padova and dott. Sergio Rech, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Padova [email protected], [email protected] Topics: Heat integration techniques using “Pinch Technology”

- MER (Maximum Energy recovery) criterion and the composite curves - Heat exchanger network design according to MER and minimum cost criteria

Integration of work and heat fluxes - Matching of thermal processes and thermal machines - Matching of thermal processes and heat pumps or refrigeration machines

Inclusion of thermal hot sources (“hot utilities”) in a thermal process Synthesis of energy systems configurations

- Synthesis as sequences of devices organized according to elementary thermodynamic cycles

- The HEATSEP criterion for the optimum heat transfers within a thermal system - The evolution from Brayton Cycles to complex energy system configurations

according to the HEATSEP criterion and the superimposition of elementary thermodynamic cycles

Optimization of energy system design - Highlights on optimization theory - A single-objective design optimization problem - A multi-objective design optimization problem

References: Lazzaretto A., Toffolo A., 2004 “Energy Economy and Environment as Objectives in Multi-Criterion Optimization of Thermal Systems Design” Energy, Elsevier ed., vol.29, giugno, pp.1139-1157. Lazzaretto A., Toffolo A., 2008, A Method to Separate the Problem of Heat transfer Interactions in the Synthesis of Thermal Systems, Energy, Volume 33, Issue 2, pp. 163-170. Morandin M., Toffolo A., Lazzaretto A., 2008, On the Benefits of Separating the Heat Transfer Section and Analyzing Elementary Thermodynamic Cycles in Energy Systems Analysis, ASME-IMECE2008-67501. Lazzaretto A., Manente G., 2009, “Analysis of Superimposed Elementary Thermodynamic Cycles: from the Brayton-Joule to Advanced Mixed (Auto-Combined) Cycles”, International Journal of Thermodynamics, vol. 12, pp. 123-130. Rech, S., Lazzaretto, A., 2011. From Component to Macro Energy Systems: a Common Design and Off-design Modeling Approach, In Proc. of the ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition IMECE2011, Denver, Colorado, USA, November 11-17. Timetable: 16 hours February 2018 (subject to changes - check the Calendar of the School for actual dates)

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Admission: Registration is required using the Registration Form. To unregister, just submit the form again writing "UNREGISTER" in the Comments. Examination: Attendance is required for at least 2/3 of the lecture hours. Final evaluation will be based on written questionnaire.

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Particle Image Velocimetry: theory and applications Lecturer: Ing. Antonio Rossetti, Istituto per le Tecnologie della Costruzione, Sede di Padova [email protected] Topics: The course will focus on the theoretical and practical aspects of the Particle Image Velocimetry. The main physical principles involved and the main elements of the measurements technique (the laser source, the imaging devices and the tracer) will be presented. Application examples to real cases will be discussed, highlighting the actual peculiarities of setting up a PIV experiment for a given problem. The course includes experimental activity at the ITC CNR thermo-fluid dynamic laboratory in Padua. References: Particle Image Velocimetry – a practical guide. M Raffel, C. Willert, S. Wereley and J. Kompenhans. ISBN 978-3-540-72307-3 Second Edition Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York. Timetable: 10 hours (subject to changes - check the Calendar of the School for actual dates) March 2018, from 9:00-12:00 Venue: Biblioteca, Istituto per le Tecnologie della Costruzione, Sede di Padova, c.o. CNR - Area della Ricerca di Padova, Corso Stati Uniti,4 - 35127 Padova – Italy Admission: You can register for the course by using the Moodle platform of the PhD Course (in order to enter the Moodle platform click on “dettagli” of the course at the page http://www.cdii.dii.unipd.it/corsi/) Examination: Attendance is required for at least 2/3 of the lecture hours. Final evaluation will be based on a written questionnaire

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Processing and properties of porous ceramics

Lecturer: Prof. Marek Potoczek Email: [email protected] Topics: a) Gel-casting of ceramic foams (2 hours) b) Porous MAX phases: manufacturing, properties and potential applications (2 hours) c) Polymer-ceramic and metal-ceramic interpenetrating phase composites (2 hours) d) Modeling of ceramic foams (2 hours) References: References Gel-casting of ceramic foams: 1. Binner J., Ceramics Foams pp. 33-54 in in M. Scheffler, P. Colombo (eds.): Cellular

ceramics: structure, manufacture, properties and applications (Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2005).

2. Sepulveda P.: Gelcasting of foams for porous ceramics. Am. Ceram. Soc. Bull.,76 (10) (1997) 61-65.

3. Sepulveda P., Binner J.G.P.: Processing of cellular ceramics by foaming and in situ polymerisation of organic monomers. J. Eur. Ceram. Soc., 19 (1999), 2059- 2066.

4. Santacruz I., Moreno R.: Preparation of cordierite materials with tailored porosity by gelcasting with polysaccharides. Int. J. Appl. Ceram. Tech., 5 (2008), 74-83.

5. Studart A.R., Gonzenbach U.T., Tervoot E., Gauckler L.J.: Processing routes to macroporous ceramics: A review. J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 89 (2006), 1771-1789.

6. Potoczek M.: Gelcasting of alumina foams using agarose solutions. Ceram. Int., 34 (2008), 661-667.

7. Potoczek M.: Hydroxyapatite foams produced by gelcasting using agarose. Mater. Lett., 62 (2008), 1055-1057.

8. Dhara S., Bhargava P.: A simple direct casting route to ceramic foams. J. Am.Ceram. Soc., 86 (2003), 1645-1650.

9. Schramm L.L.: Emulsions, foams, and suspensions. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2005.

References Porous MAX phases: 1. Barsoum M.W.: MAX phases: Properties of machinable ternary carbides and nitrides,

Viley-VCH Verlag GmbH, Weinheim Germany 2013. 2. Radovic M, Barsoum MW. MAX phases: Bridging the gap between metals and

ceramics. Am Ceram Soc Bull 2013;92(3):20-27. 3. Hu L, Benitez R, Basu S, Karaman I, Radovic M. Processing and characterization of

porous Ti2AlC with controlled porosity and pore size. Acta Mater 2012;60(18) 6266-77. 4. Potoczek M., Guzi de Moraes E., Colombo P.: “Ti2AlC foams produced by gelcasting”,

Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 35 (9) (2015) 2445-2452. 5. Sun Z, Liang Y, Li M, Zhou Y. Preparation of reticulated MAX-phase support with

morphology-controllable nanostructured ceria coating for gas exhaust catalyst devices. J Am Ceram Soc 2010;93(9):2591-97.

6. Fraczkiewicz M, Zhou AG, Barsoum MW. Mechanical damping in porous Ti3SiC2. Acta Mater 2006;54(19)5261-70.

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7. Zhou AG, Barsoum MW, Basu S, Kalidindi SR, El-Raghy T. Incipient and regular kink bands in dense and 10 vol.% porous Ti2AlC. Acta Mater 2006;54(6):1631-39.

8. Sun ZM, Murugaiah A, Zhen T, Zhou A, Barsoum MW. Microstructure and mechanical properties of porous Ti3SiC3. Acta Mater 2005;53(16):4359-66.

References interpenetrating phase composites: 1. Binner J.: Interpenetrating composites pp.571-578 in M. Scheffler, P. Colombo (eds.):

Cellular ceramics: structure, manufacture, properties and applications (Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2005).

2. Ligoda-Chmilel J., Śliwa R.E., Potoczek M.: „Flammability and acoustic absorption of alumina foam/tri-fnctional epoxy resin composites manufactured by the infiltration process” Composites Part B, 112 (2017) 196-202.

3. Ligoda-Chmiel J., Potoczek M.,. Śliwa R.E : “Mechanical properties of alumina foam/tri-functional epoxy resin composites with an interpenetrating network structure”, Archives of Metallurgy and Materials 60 (4) (2015), 2757-2762

4. Potoczek M., Śliwa R.E., “Microstructure and physical properties of AlMg/Al2O3 interpenetrating composites fabricated by metal infiltration into ceramic foams” Arch. Metal. Mater., 56 (4) (2011) 1265-1269

5. Chang H., Higginson R., Binner J.: Microstructure and property characterization of 3-3 Al(Mg)/Al2O3 interpenetrating composites produced by a pressureless infiltration technique. J. Mater. Sci., 45 (2010), 662-668.

6. Chang H., Binner J., Higginson R.: Dry sliding wear behaviour of Al(Mg)/Al2O3 interpenetrating composites produced by a pressureless infiltration technique. Wear, 268 (2010), 166-171.

7. Peng H.X., Fan Z., Evans J.R.G.: Bi-continuous metal matrix composites. Mater. Sci. and Eng. A, 303 (2001), 37-45.

References Modeling of ceramic foams: 1. Weaire D., Cox S., Brakke K.: Liquid Foams – Precursors for Solid Foams, pp. 18-29

in M. Scheffler, P. Colombo (eds.): Cellular ceramics: structure, manufacture, properties and applications (Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2005).

2. . Gibson L.J, Ashby M.F.: Cellular solids: structure and properties 2nd ed. (Cambridge, UK 1999), pp. 15-50.

3. Nowak Z., Nowak M., Pęcherski R.B., Potoczek M., Śliwa R.E.: “Numerical simulations of mechanical properties of alumina foams based on computed tomography”. Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures, 12, (1) (2017) 107-121.

4. Nowak, Z.; Nowak, M.; Pęcherski, R. B.; Potoczek M., Śliwa R.E.: Mechanical properties of the ceramic open cell foams of variable cell sizes, Archives of Metallurgy and Materials 60 (3) (2015), 1957-1963.

5. Fey T., Zierath B., Greil P., Potoczek M.: “Microstructural, mechanical and thermal characterization of alumina gelcast foams manufactured with the use of agarose as gelling agent” Journal of Porous Materials, 22 (5), (2015) 1305-1312.

6. Nowak, Z.; Nowak, M.; Pęcherski, R. B.; Potoczek M., Śliwa R.E “On the reconstruction method of ceramic foam structures and the methodology of Young modulus determination” Archives of Metallurgy and Materials, 58 (4) (2013) 1219-1222.

7. Roberts A.P., Garboczi E. J., Elastic moduli of model random three-dimensional closed-cell cellular solids, Acta Mater. 49, 189–197 (2001).

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Timetable: 8 hours Period: April 2018 Location: to be defined Admission: You can register for the course by using the Moodle platform of the PhD Course (in order to enter the Moodle platform click on “dettagli” of the course at the page http://www.cdii.dii.unipd.it/corsi/) Examination: Attendance is required for at least 2/3 of the lecture hours. Final evaluation will be based on home assignement

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Statistics for Engineers Lecturers: Prof. Luigi Salmaso, DTG, Università di Padova (Coordinator) [email protected] Prof. Arne Bathke, Fachbereich Mathematik - Universität Salzburg [email protected] Timetable: Total: 49 hours

5th February 2018 9-13 14-17

7th February 2018 9-13 14-17

8th February 2018 9-13 14-17

12th February 2018 9-13 14-17

13th February 2018 9-13 14-17

14th February 2018 9-13 14-17

19th February 2018 9-13 14-17

(check the Calendar of the School for updates) ROOM: aula informatica (computer lab) A of polo meccanico in via Venezia - Padova.

Specific Topics

The course is an introduction to statistical methods most frequently used for experimentation in Engineering. Lectures are planned both in the classroom and in computer lab also for an introduction to the use of the following statistical software:

R Statgraphics (licensed to University of Padova) NPC TEST

General Topics

1. Elements of univariate statistical methods: Elements of descriptive statistics: frequency, indices of synthesis (position, variability and shape) and graphical representations (histogram, boxplot, scatterplot). Elements of probability theory: discrete and continuous probability distributions. Elements of statistical inference: sampling distributions, point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing, One-way ANOVA, Multi-Way ANOVA, Factorial Designs. Main Reference: Stark, P.B., 1997. SticiGui: Statistics Tools for Internet and Classroom Instruction with a Graphical User Interface

2. Statistical Modelling: Experiments and observational studies, regression, residuals versus error terms, matrix algebra, standard errors, generalized least squares, normal theory of regression, the F-test, path models, inferring causation from regression, response schedules, types of variables, maximum likelihood, probit and logit models, latent variables, the bootstrap for estimating bias and variance.

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Main References

1. Montgomery DC, Design and Analysis of Experiments, 2010, Wiley. 2. Lattin J, Carroll JD, Green PE, Analyzing Multivariate Data, 2003,Duxbury Applied

Series. 3. Johnson RA, Wichern DW, Applied Multivariate Statistical Analysis,1998, Prentice

Hall; 4th edition. 4. Hollander and Wolfe, Nonparametric Statistical Methods, 2nd edition, 1999, Wiley

Series in Probability and Statistics. 5. Shumway RH, Stoffer DS, Time Series Analysis and Its Applications (With R

Examples), 2nd Edition, 1998, Springer Texts in Statistics, NewYork. 6. Adhoc material by Lecturer.

Examination

Attendance is required for at least 2/3 of the lecture hours. Final evaluation will be based on the discussion of a case study within the individual PhD project.

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Sustainable Energy in Buildings Lecturers: Dr. Angelo Zarrella, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Padova [email protected] Prof. Michele De Carli, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Padova [email protected] Dr. Giuseppe Emmi, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Padova [email protected] Dr. Samantha Graci, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Padova [email protected] Prof. Roberto Zecchin, Studioso Senior, Università di Padova [email protected] Topics: Efforts to reduce CO2 emissions have become a pivotal environmental priority of this century. Buildings are responsible for about 40% of total energy consumption in Europe and similar values are also found in other countries. To decrease this value some of the open options are those of improving the quality of buildings’ envelopes or of using energy-efficient heating and cooling technologies based on renewable energies. The current tendency when new constructions are being designed is to plan low or nearly zero energy buildings. The greatest challenge at the moment is, however, that of retrofitting already existing buildings which represent the largest segment of the built environment, and thus offer a high potential of reducing energy consumption. Some of the open options are those of improving the quality of buildings’ envelopes or of using energy-efficient heating and cooling technologies based on renewable energies. The course looks at the assessment of current and potential future energy systems in buildings, covering conversion, and end-use, with emphasis on meeting regional and global energy needs in a sustainable manner. Different renewable and conventional energy technologies will be presented and their attributes described within a framework that aids in evaluation and analysis of energy technology systems in the context of environmental goals. During the course methods, simulation tools (TRNSYS) and instruments to evaluate the energy performance of buildings and indoor environmental quality will be also presented and used. Moreover, the course aims at providing an overview of the various issues that have to be adequately combined to offer the occupants a physical, functional and psychological well-being. References: ASHRAE Handbooks and Standards, AiCARR guidelines, international standards, examples of design of efficient buildings and systems. Timetable: 12 hours (subject to changes - check the Calendar of the School for actual dates) May-June 2018 Seminar Room, Third floor of building “Corpo E”, via Venezia 1, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Padova Admission: You can register for the course by using the Moodle platform of the PhD Course (in order to enter the Moodle platform click on “dettagli” of the course at the page http://www.cdii.dii.unipd.it/corsi/) Examination: Attendance is required for at least 2/3 of the lecture hours. Final evaluation will be based on the discussion of a case study within the individual PhD project.

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Technological Advancements in Electromobility

Lecturer: Profs. Manuele Bertoluzzo and Giuseppe Buja, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Padova, [email protected], [email protected] Topics: The course is divided into four 2-hour lessons. First lesson deals with the powertrains of the purely electric and hybrid vehicles. Second lesson deals with the energy storage devices on-board the electric vehicles. Third lesson deals with the infrastructures for the wired charging of the batteries of the electric vehicles. Fourth lesson addresses the fuel cell vehicles and the wireless charging of the electric vehicles. References: Course notes (slides) Timetable: 8 hours (subject to changes - check the Calendar of the School for actual dates) 15th May 2018: h. 14:30-16:00 17th May 2018: h. 14:30-16:00 22th May 2018: h. 14:30-16:00 24th May 2018: h. 14:30-16:00 Venue: Saletta “gialla” I Piano, Dip. di Ingegneria Industriale, Via Gradenigo 6a, Padova. Admission: You can register for the course by using the Moodle platform of the PhD Course (in order to enter the Moodle platform click on “dettagli” of the course at the page http://www.cdii.dii.unipd.it/corsi/) The course will be held only if the number of attendees is not less than 3. Examination: Attendance is required for at least 2/3 of the lecture hours. Final evaluation will be based on a colloquium.

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Tissue engineering: principles and applications Lecturer: Andrea Bagno, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Padova andrea.bagno@unipd Topics:

1. Fundamentals of TE. 2. Engineering biomaterials for TE. 3. Biomimetic materials. 4. Regeneration templates. 5. TE of biological tissues (cartilage, heart valves, bone).

References:

1. B. Palsson, J.A. Hubbel, R. Plonsey, J.D. Bronzino (Eds). Tissue engineering. CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2003.

2. K.C. Dee, D.A. Puleo, R. Bizios. An introduction to tissue-biomaterials interactions. Wiley, Hoboken, New Jersey, 2002.

3. J.B. Park, J.D. Bronzino, Biomaterials. CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2003. Other material and research papers will be available online for download. Timetable: Course of 16 hours (2 two-hours lectures per week). Classes on Monday and Wednesday, 10:30 { 12:30. First lecture on Monday, January 22, 2018. Meeting Room DEI/G (3-rd foor, Dept. of Information Engineering, via Gradenigo Building). Admission: Registration is required using the Registration Form. To unregister, just submit the form again writing "UNREGISTER" in the Comments. Examination: Attendance is required for at least 2/3 of the lecture hours.

Homework assignments and final test .

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Tutela della proprietà intellettuale

Docenti: Avv. Luca Giove - Libero professionista Ing. Gianluigi Zanettin - Patent Attorney, Jacobacci & Partners Spa Dott.ssa Donatella Martella - Area Trasferimento di Tecnologia, Università di Padova

Programma: 1. La tutela dell'innovazione tecnologica: brevetti, modelli di utilità, altre privative e segreto industriale (Avv. Luca Giove) 2. Aspetti tecnici dei brevetti nel settore ingegneristico (Ing. Gianluigi Zanettin) - Introduzione generale alla tutela della Proprietà Intellettuale - Funzione e struttura del brevetto d'invenzione - Esclusioni dalla brevettabilità: cenni alla brevettazione del software - I requisiti di brevettabilità - I diritti conferiti dal brevetto - La valutazione dell'interferenza con diritti brevettuali di terzi - Tutelabilità vs attuabilità, brevettabilità vs interferenza - Esempi - Le ricerche di anteriorità 3. I servizi dell'Ateneo ai dottorandi e ricercatori nel campo della proprietà intellettuale (Dott.ssa Donatella Martella)

Calendario: 18 ore settembre – ottobre 2018 Modalità di iscrizione: E’ possibile iscriversi al corso utilizzando la piattaforma Moodle del Corso di dottorato (per accedervi cliccare su “dettagli” in corrispondenza al titolo del corso alla pagina http://www.cdii.dii.unipd.it/corsi/) .

Modalità di valutazione : Obbligo di frequenza per almeno 2/3 della durata prevista. È prevista una prova scritta finale.

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Vibrations and identification in Light Vehicles Lecturer: Prof. Alberto Doria, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Padova Alberto.doria@unipd Topics: From the bicycle to motorcycle: introduction to single track vehicle dynamics Instrumentation for the measurement of vibrations, introduction to modal analysis. Overview of the most important structural compliances of single-track vehicles. Definition and measurement of the structural properties of fork, chassis and swing-arm, static and dynamic tests. Static tests and static twist axis. Dynamic tests with the modal approach and identification of the dynamic twist axis. Lumped element modeling of structural elements making use of static and dynamic tests results, simulation results. Measurement and identification of the modal properties of tires of two-wheeled vehicles. Influence on relaxation length. Measurement and identification of the modal properties of the rider’s body, response to roll, yaw and steer oscillations. References: Doria A., Trombetta L, Pegoraro R (2010). Identification and Significance of the First Structural Modes of Vibration of Two Wheeled Vehicles. In: Proceedings of the ASME 2010 10th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis ESDA2010. Istanbul, July 12-14 2010. Doria A., Formentini M. (2011). Identification of the structural modes of high performance bicycles in the perspective of wobble control. In: Proceedings of the ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE 2011 August 29-31, 2011, Washington, DC, USA. Cossalter V, Doria A., Lot R, Massaro M (2011). The effect of rider’s passive steering impedance on motorcycle stability: identification and analysis. Meccanica, (2011) vol 46, p. 279–292. Doria. A., Tognazzo, M., Cossalter, V., 2012, ” The response of the rider’s body to roll oscillations of two wheeled vehicles, experimental tests and biomechanical models”, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D, Journal of Automobile Engineering, vol 277(4), pp 561-576. Timetable: 8 hours September 2018 Laboratory of Modal Analysis of DII, Via Venezia 1 Admission: You can register for the course by using the Moodle platform of the PhD Course (in order to enter the Moodle platform click on “dettagli” of the course at the page http://www.cdii.dii.unipd.it/corsi/) Examination: Attendance is required for at least 2/3 of the lecture hours. Final evaluation will be based on the discussion of a case study within the individual PhD project.

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Yeld Criteria for Polymer Materials Lecturer: Mauro Ricotta Prof. Mauro Ricotta, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Padova [email protected] Topics: Introduction. Stress-strain curve. Macroscopic and microscopic yielding. Definition of multiaxial stress state. Yield criteria for macroscopic yielding. Yield criteria for microscopic yielding. Examples References: Raghava et al, J Mater Science 1973 Bucknall, Polymer 48, 2007 Timetable: 8 hours November 2017 Admission: You can register for the course by using the Moodle platform of the PhD Course (in order to enter the Moodle platform click on “dettagli” of the course at the page http://www.cdii.dii.unipd.it/corsi/) Examination: Attendance is required for at least 2/3 of the lecture hours. Final evaluation will be based on written questionnaire