HVACR 266 - Commercial Refrigeration II

Credits: 4
LAB hours per week: 6
This course trains students in the installation, operation, and maintenance of commercial ice machines, specialty refrigeration applications. Topics will include transport, truck, marine, air-cargo, rail, flash-freezing, cascade, extra-low and cryogenic refrigeration systems. Emphasis will be on typical operating conditions and troubleshooting procedures of these types of systems. Students will take the national employment ready certification [ERC] exam for light commercial refrigeration.
Course Outcomes:

Explain installation procedures for commercial ice makers.
Explain code requirements of the electrical and plumbing components of commercial ice makers.
Describe the basic operation of a flake and cube machines.
Perform routine maintenance using manufacturers listed procedure.
Compare the different types of specialty refrigeration systems.
Assess the normal operating characteristics of specialty refrigeration systems.
Troubleshoot and/or maintain specialty refrigeration systems using industry standard operational procedures.
Analyze and correct common electrical and mechanical faults using refrigeration instruments.
Diagnose and repair electrical and/or mechanical faults in a refrigeration system.

Course Topics:

Commercial ice machines
Special refrigeration applications
Operating and troubleshooting commercial refrigeration systems