2023-2024 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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BCT 234 - Residential and Industrial HVAC VII 4 Credits, 6 Contact Hours 2 lecture periods 4 lab periods
Continuation of BCT 233 . Includes water treatment, system startup and shutdown, heating and cooling system design, and commercial and industrial refrigeration systems.
Prerequisite(s): BCT 233 or concurrent enrollment.
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Course Learning Outcomes
- Describe the types of problems and related remedies associated with water problems that can occur in the different types of water and steam systems.
- Describe how to prepare, clean, start up, and shut down a steam boiler, hot-water boiler, reciprocating liquid chiller, centrifugal or screw liquid chiller, and an air handler and a forced-air distribution system, and demonstrate how to clean condenser tubes.
- Identify the steps in the system design process, the principles that affect the selection of equipment to satisfy the calculated heating and/or cooling load, and perform a load calculation of a residence.
- Identify the basic components, various accessories, control devices used, and perform an operational checkout of a commercial/industrial refrigeration system.
Outline:
- Water Treatment
- Water characteristics and analysis
- Problems caused by using untreated water
- Water treatment in open recirculating water systems
- Water treatment in closed recirculating water systems
- Water treatment in steam boilers and systems
- Mechanical water treatment equipment
- General water treatment procedures and guidelines
- Water treatment chemical safety precautions
- System Startup and Shutdown
- Steam/hot-water boilers and systems
- Reciprocating chillers and water systems
- Centrifugal chillers and water systems
- Screw chillers and water systems
- Cooling tower water systems
- Air handling unit/air distribution system
- Packaged year-round air-conditioning units
- Post-shutdown maintenance
- Heating and Cooling System Design
- Overview of the design process
- Building evaluation/survey
- Load estimating
- Equipment selection
- Air distribution system duct design
- Support systems
- Load estimating for commercial buildings
IV. Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Systems
- Refrigeration and the preservation of food products
- Refrigerated coolers and display equipment
- Refrigerated transport units
- Refrigeration systems and components
- Refrigeration system control devices
- Packaged ice making equipment
- Refrigerants and refrigerant oils
- Retrofit procedures guidelines
- Ammonia systems
- Secondary coolants
Effective Term: Full Academic Year 2018/19
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