Department Diten – Dsa (Università degli studi di Genova)
Master’s Degree Yacht Design (Engineering)
Year/semester 2/1
Course title Ship Propulsion Plants
ID Course Code 66288
Course Credit (CFU) 6
Scientific-Disciplinary Sector ING-IND/02
Course Type Lectures
Professor Marco Altosole
Education objectives The course aims at providing numerical methods for a proper design activity regarding propulsion and safety systems of ships and motor-yachts
Learning outcomes Students will be able to assess propulsion systems performance equipped with fixed and controllable pitch propellers, to read and analyze a waterjet performance prediction, and to design bilge and firefighting systems according to Charter Yachts Rules
Assesment Hours
Lectures 48
Practice Laboratory
Organization and examinations Students will be evaluated on the basis of oral questions or written questions (depending on the number of participants)
Prerequisite Knowledge acquired during the courses of Impianti Navali A and Naval Achitecture for the Bachelor Degree of Ingegneria Nautica
Bibliography references Written notes and scientific papers provided by the teacher during the several lessons
