HVACR 265 - Commercial Refrigeration I

Credits: 4
LAB hours per week: 6
This course explores design and operational requirements of low and medium temperature commercial refrigeration systems. It provides a basic understanding of typical commercial and supermarket refrigeration systems with emphasis on operation and system analysis to determine faults. National certification exam will be given.
Course Outcomes:

Explain fundamentals and typical operating conditions of commercial refrigeration.
Describe all commercial refrigeration components.
Evaluate a two-stage system and cascade system.
Describe the load sources for a commercial refrigeration requirement.
Calculate refrigeration load then select materials and equipment based on the load.
Perform start-up, pump down, and component adjustments on an operational refrigeration system.
Select proper pipe size for a commercial refrigeration system.
Explain the routine maintenance and service procedures for commercial refrigeration systems.
Troubleshoot commercial refrigeration systems using standard procedures.

Course Topics:

Refrigeration fundamentals
The refrigeration load
Refrigeration system design
Special refrigeration components
Application of refrigeration systems