Course Title: Establish the basic operating conditions of vapour compression systems

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4301 Certificate IV in Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Systems

Course Title: Establish the basic operating conditions of vapour compression systems

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 60

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Contact: Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468

Course Contact Email: vocengineering@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit covers the determination of the operating conditions of vapour compression systems. It encompasses working safely, determining refrigerant pressures and temperatures and relevant air and water temperatures using measurement and basic calculation methods.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

UEENEEE101 Apply Occupational Health and Safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

UEENEEJ103A Establish the basic operating conditions of vapour compression systems

Elements:

1. Prepare to determine the basic operating conditions of vapour compression systems

2. Determine the basic operating conditions of vapour compression systems

3. Complete work and report


Learning Outcomes

Refer to Elements


Overview of Assessment

Assessment Tasks

Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent.

 

Assessments

Task 1

Work Book

Task 2

Assignment Refrigeration Industry

Task 3

Tests - Temperature, Pressure, Heat Test, Operating Vapour Compression System Test, Enthalpy test, Refrigerant conditions test (Temp Difference)

Task 4

Assignment: System components

Task 5

Tests: Vapour compression system test (Fundamentals),Temperature, Pressure, Heat Test (Computations),Operate vapour comp system test (Ref Procedures)

Task 6

JSA: Fitting Removal of Gauges

Task 7

Assignment: History of refrigeration





These tasks assesses the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):

Assessment Mapping Matrix

Elements/

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 To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.