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Apr 24, 2024
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HCR 303 - Refrigeration Fundamentals
Last Date of Approval: Spring 2021
1 Credits
Total Lecture Hours: 15
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to the principles of refrigeration including refrigeration, refrigerant cycle and system components. In this course students will study the basic installation and repair of air-conditioning systems. Topics include the principles of the refrigeration cycle, the components of an air conditioning system, and recovering, charging and evacuation of systems following EPA guidelines. The course will also cover the refrigeration tubing system and soldering and brazing.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: none
Mode(s) of Instruction: face-to-face
Credit for Prior Learning: There are no Credit for Prior Learning opportunities for this course.
Course Fees: none
Common Course Assessment(s): none
Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to identify components such as solenoid valves, pressure switches and defrost timers
- Students will be able to show the order of operation in a control circuit for a walk in cooler
- Students will be able to properly change out components in a control circuit, such as defrost timers and pressure switches Course objectives:
- Understand the flow of refrigeration
- Understand how the control system works on a refrigeration system
- Understand how defrost timers work and how they fail
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