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
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UEENEEJ103A Establish the basic operating conditions of vapour compression systems |
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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
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Overview of Assessment
Assessment Tasks
Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent.
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Work Book |
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Assignment Refrigeration Industry |
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Tests - Temperature, Pressure, Heat Test, Operating Vapour Compression System Test, Enthalpy test, Refrigerant conditions test (Temp Difference) |
Task 4 |
Assignment: System components |
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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 |
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Assignment: History of refrigeration |
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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.