1403 Building Physics

2nd year of Degree in Foundations of Architecture
6 ECTSCore course

Description

This course provides basic knowledge of Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer related to environmental conditioning techniques in Architecture and Urban Planning. It introduces concepts of Electromagnetism, Waves, and Acoustics, and establishes the foundations for hydraulic installations through the study of real fluids and the movement of water in permeable media.

Course content

  • Fluid Mechanics
    • Introduction
    • Fluid Statics
    • Dynamics of Ideal Fluids
    • Dynamics of Real Fluids. Flow in Pipes
    • Hydraulics of Permeable Media
  • Waves and Acoustics
    • Wave Motion
    • Physical Acoustics and Psychoacoustics
    • Acoustics of Enclosures
  • Thermodynamics
    • Introduction. Temperature and Expansion
    • Heat and Work. The First Law of Thermodynamics
    • Ideal Gases
    • The Second Law of Thermodynamics. Entropy
    • Phase Transitions. Thermodynamic Processes in Atmospheric Air. Real Machines
  • Heat Transfer and Diffusion
    • Heat Transfer by Conduction and Convection
    • Diffusion. Vapor Diffusion and Associated Condensations
    • Heat Transfer by Radiation
  • Electromagnetism
    • Magnetic Induction
    • Oscillators and Alternating Current Circuits

Teaching planning (subject table, academic calendar, and exam schedule…)

Course coordinator

Prof. Daniel Rojas Pupo

Academic board

President: Prof. Daniel Rojas Pupo
Secretary: Prof. Raquel Álvarez Rodríguez
Member: Prof. Mercedes González Redondo