B6077 - Buildings and Plants

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, students will have acquired general knowledge of livestock production facilities and construction techniques and will be able to manage them and carry out preliminary design activities.

Course contents

Module 1 – Bonaldo
Introduction to RAS and operating principles; mass balances and production loads; culture tanks; solids production and removal; biofiltration; oxygenation and degassing; disinfection and biosecurity; monitoring, sensors, alarms and backup systems; operational management of RAS; overall design of a recirculating aquaculture system.

Module 2 – Parma
Water quality; loading rates and design criteria; tank hydraulics and sizing; solids removal technologies; biofilter sizing; gas transfer; fluid mechanics and head losses; pumps, flow rates and energy consumption; environmental control of the building; final design exercise.

Readings/Bibliography

lectures slides

Teaching methods

Lectures integrated with practical examples, case-study analysis, numerical exercises, and discussion of real-world issues related to the design and management of RAS.

Assessment methods

Learning will be assessed through an oral examination, aimed at evaluating students’ knowledge of the course contents, their ability to connect the different aspects of RAS operation, and their capacity to apply the acquired knowledge to management and design problems.

Teaching tools

Presentations and teaching materials provided by the instructors, case studies, diagrams and technical materials related to RAS, and practical exercises carried out at the experimental facilities of the Centre.

Office hours

See the website of Alessio Bonaldo

See the website of Luca Parma