CLCT 2400 - Air Conditioning 2

Credit Hours: 3.00

Prerequisites: CLCT 1400, CLCT 1650, and CLCT 1750; or related work experience

Commercial systems: application, installation, piping and service. Includes heat pumps, absorption and centrifugal equipment, testing and balancing of systems.

Billable Contact Hours: 4

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OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES
Outcome I: Upon completion of this course, students will install basic commercial, industrial, and institutional air conditioning systems according to the manufacturers’ literature.

Objectives:

Scrutinize installation of commercial air conditioning systems.
Scrutinize installation of industrial air conditioning systems.
Scrutinize installation of institutional air conditioning systems.

Outcome II: Upon completion of this course, students will troubleshoot and repair basic commercial, industrial, and institutional air conditioning systems according to the manufacturers’ literature.

Objectives:

Troubleshoot commercial systems.
Troubleshoot industrial systems.
Troubleshoot institutional systems.

Outcome III: Upon completion of this course, students will balance the air system for commercial, industrial, and institutional air conditioning systems according to the manufacturers’ literature.

Objectives:

Balance air system for commercial systems.
Balance air system for industrial systems.
Balance air system for institutional systems.

COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES (CDO)
• Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
• Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
• Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
• Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
• Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
• Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.

CDO marked YES apply to this course:
Critical Thinking: YES
Information Literacy: YES
Quantitative Reasoning: YES
Scientific Literacy: YES

COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE
Week Subject

Introduction, The Service Tech: Who is he? What is his job?
Air Conditioning Systems
Heat Pump Systems
Fans
Air Flow/Air Measurement
Head & Suction Pressures. Superheat and Subcooling Lubrication.
Compressors/Compressor Failures and Replacement Compressor Temperature
MID-TERM
Critical Charging and A/C Refrigeration Analysis
A/C Refrigeration Analysis
Psychrometrics
VAV Systems
Zone Systems
Centrifugal Equipment and Cooling Towers
Absorption Systems Principles, Application, Trane Absorption Refr.
FINAL EXAM

Primary Faculty
Marlow, Douglas
Secondary Faculty

Associate Dean
Pawlowski, Timothy
Dean
Hutchison, Donald

Official Course Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088