CITB or C&G Basic Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
Technology – 5 Day - £795
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Polar Pumps Training have developed this course specifically for those who have little or no previous experience with refrigeration and air conditioning.
This course will benefit candidates who have some technical background in other trades or wish to gain further technical understanding in of air conditioning & refrigeration
The content can be adjusted to suit your particular requirement to ensure you receive the training you require.
Our 5 day basic refrigeration course concludes with a relevant F Gas assessment of the relevant category to suit your requirement.
1. Basic Principles of Refrigeration
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Temperature
1.3 Heat
1.4 Quantity of Heat
1.5 Heat Units
1.6 Pressure
1.7 The Gas Laws
2. Vapour Compression Refrigeration Cycle
2.1 Introduction to the Refrigeration Cycle
2.2 The Evaporation Process
2.3 Performance Using p-h Diagrams
2.4 Actual System Showing Losses
3. Refrigerants, their Properties & Applications
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Desirable Properties
3.3 The Fluorocarbon Refrigerants
3.4 The Azeotropes
3.5 The Natural Refrigerants
3.6 Thermodynamic Properties
3.7 Pressure Enthalpy Diagrams
4. Refrigerant Oils
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Properties
4.3 Characteristics
4.4 Care of Oils
4.5 Using Synthetic Oils
5. Components Fitted to Refrigeration Systems
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Compressor Service Valves
5.3 Liquid Receivers & Shut Off Valves
5.4 Vapour Charging Valve
5.5 Liquid Charging Valve
5.6 Relief Valves
5.7 System Contaminants
5.8 Filter Drier
5.9 Suction Strainer
5.10 Suction Line Accumulator
5.11 Liquid Sight-Glass
6. Cylinders
6.1 Cylinder Recognition
6.2 Cylinder Inspection
6.3 Safe Handling of Transportable Gas Cylinders
6.4 Good Practice
6.5 Cylinder Connections
6.6 Cylinder Filling
7. Safety & Legal Requirements
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Safety General
7.3 Refrigerant Safety
7.4 Risk Assessment
7.5 Electrical Safety
8. Reciprocating Compressors & Capacity Control
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Hermetic Type
8.3 Semi-Hermetic Compressor
8.4 Open Type Compressor
8.5 Valve Plates
8.6 Capacity Control
8.7 Hot Gas By-Pass
8.8 Electric Cylinder Unloading
9. Condensers & Evaporators
9.1 Condensers – Introduction
9.2 Air-Cooled Condensers
9.3 Installation & Maintenance of Air-Cooled Condensers
9.4 Water Cooled Condensers
9.5 Evaporators - Introduction
9.6 Natural Draught
9.7 Forced Draught Evaporators
10. Direct Expansion Metering Devices
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Capillary Tube
10.3 Constant Pressure Expansion Valve
10.4 Thermostatic Expansion Valve
10.5 Superheat
11. Simple Controls
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Pressure Operated
11.3 Thermostat
11.4 Electrically Operated
12. Compressor Burn-out
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Causes
12.3 Temperature
12.4 Contaminants
12.5 Prevention of Burn-Out
12.6 Testing for Burn-Out
12.7 Changing a Burnt-Out Compressor
13. Air Conditioning
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Ventilation Requirements
13.3 Control of Environment
13.4 Filters
13.5 Cooling Coil Batteries
13.6 Moisture Carry-Over
13.7 Heater Batteries
13.8 Fans
13.9 Dampers
