RAC 32 - Commerical Refrigeration
- Prerequisite: RAC 21
- RAC majors only
Commercial systems: application, servicing, heat loads and piping. Absorption principles and special refrigeration devices and application. Advanced maintenance, trouble-shooting and repair of domestic and commercial units. Introduction to the concepts, theories and application of electricity as they apply to refrigeration and air conditioning.
Contact: 24 hours lecture/lab per week
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of RAC 32, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate the ability to do technical work in a variety of heating, cooling, and refrigeration fields
- Apply safety standards and work with technical developments in the industry
- Identify and demonstrate correct use of tools, materials, and equipment used in the trade
- Demonstrate skills needed to assemble a basic refrigeration system
- Perform leak checks and repair as necessary to eliminate leaks in the system
- Demonstrate knowledge of basic electrical theory
- Perform basic system checks to make sure it is operating correctly