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HVAC 1041 - Basic Refrigeration I

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
Course Description: This course covers the basic physical laws relating to refrigeration systems components, refrigeration theory, the refrigeration cycle, system operation, and accessories. Students must be able to perform physical tasks to complete course requirements.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): FACM 1030  or concurrent enrollment or consent of instructor.
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content
  1. Controls and accessories
  2. Latent heat
  3. Pressure and temperature relations
  4. Refrigeration
  5. Refrigeration cycle
  6. Safety
  7. Sensible heat
  8. System components
  9. Temperature

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

  1. define temperature
  2. define refrigeration.
  3. analyze sensible heat
  4. analyze latent heat
  5. identify pressure and temperature relations
  6. measure refrigeration system pressures
  7. measure refrigeration temperatures
  8. identify system components
  9. describe the refrigeration cycle.
  10. demonstrate safety procedures
  11. identify controls and accessories.
  12. identify unsafe practices
  13. operate and test refrigeration and air conditioning controls
  14. operate refrigeration and air conditioning systems

Competency 1 (1-6)
None
Competency 2 (7-10)
None


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