Course Description
Engineers and technicians from a wide range of abilities and backgrounds are welcome to join this course and get in-depth information on the fundamentals of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning.
Despite covering the main aspects of the HVAC systems, the course provides a detailed review of psychrometric charts and examines the factors that influence design choices, indoor air quality, load calculations and heating/ventilation, and air-conditioning systems.
What Do Participants Learn?
- Maintain And Troubleshoot HVAC Systems
- Understand And Apply The Psychrometric Chart
- Design For Good Air Quality
- Perform Basic Load Calculations
- Initiate An Effective Inspection And Maintenance Program
- Reduce Forced Outages And Prevent Serious Damage To HVAC Equipment
- Provide An Overview Of The Legislative Requirements Plus The Essential Steps And Responsibilities For The Maintenance And Repair Of HVAC Systems
- Outline The Technologies Available For Efficient Energy Management Using HVAC Systems
Who Should Attend?
- Engineers
- HVAC Employees That Are Ready To Get Serious About Their Preparation
- Managers
- Specialist
What Will the Learning Experience Include?
Phase: 1
Introduce
- Comprehensive pre-program activities include:
- Web-based information forms & surveys completed by attendee.
- Direct consultation with the attendee about the expectations.
- During the training, participants engage in data, activities, and conversations that lead to insight and knowledge.
- Participants learn from expert trainers who have both academic and business experiences.
- Highly applicable training content & instructive activities for adding depth to training topics.
- **A half-day site visit for integrating the experience & plan next steps. Opportunities to provide connections, ideas & support.
Phase: 2
Explore & Practice
Phase: 3
Apply
- Apply & sustain the learning experience by using this ongoing support:
- To ensure participant has new skills or behavior progress.
- Optional, fee-based mentoring & coaching with the trainer.
- Training materials & additional documents (e-books, pdf files, presentations and articles)
- Evaluate your training experience by giving us feedbacks and help us to reach our organizational goals.
- Participant's Evaluation
- Trainer's Evaluation
Phase: 4
EVALUATE
Section One: Introduction To HVAC
- Principles Of Thermodynamics
- Pressure And Temperature Relationship
- Fundamentals Of Heat Transfer
- Fundamentals Of Fluid Flow
Section Two: Psychrometry
- Introduction To Psychrometry
- The Properties Of Air
- Understanding The Psychrometric Charts
Section Three: Heating & Cooling Loads
- Design Considerations
- Internal Sensible And Latent Heat Load Components
- Design Condition - Indoor & Outdoor Conditions
- External Load Components
- Miscellaneous Heat Sources
- Fresh Air Load
Section Four: Refrigeration
- Definitions
- Phase Change Concepts
- Pressure And Enthalpy
- Refrigerant Selection
- Safety Considerations
- Vapor Compression Cycle
- System Components
Section Five: HVAC Systems
- Heating Systems
- Hot Water Heating System
- Steam Heating Systems
- Electric Heating Systems
- Air-conditioning Systems: General
- Air Handling Units
- Functional Variations In The Design
- Capacity Calculation Of An Air Handling Unit