Università Roma Tre

Reciprocating engines: characteristics and performance of the motor-user assembly for different applications.
Architecture of gas turbines for propulsion and industrial uses.
Design and performance characteristics of reciprocating engines: preliminary analysis and detail design procedure. Characteristics and performance of power trains for different applications. Four-stroke engines, two-stroke engines. Mechanical supercharging and turbocharging: objectives and applications.
Performance analysis and evaluation of the functional characteristics of compressors, combustion chambers, turbines, and the main auxiliary systems for different structures and operating conditions. The aerodynamics of the combustor chamber, the heat flows to the walls and cooling techniques.
Characterization of fuels used in reciprocating engines and turbogas: conventional fuels, hydrogen, biomass fuels and synthetic fuels for blends or pure applications.
Fuel, air and combustion thermodynamics. Air, fuel and exhaust flows.
Pollutants formation and control.
Testing equipment and measurements.

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