Vehicular Air Conditioning (Automotive and Earthmoving / Mining Equipment)

Objectives:

Anyone interested to start working on vehicular air conditioning as well as the following industries:

Automotive Industries / Car Manufacturers / Rail / Mining / Construction / heavy Earthmoving equipment as well as their sub-contractors, Panel Beaters, Insurance Industry Assessor, Fitment Centre’s.

Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

Be competent to use basic tools and procedures applicable to vehicular air-conditioning. Understand principles of refrigeration, heat and unit used to express heat, specific heat, methods of heat transfer, latent and sensible heat, heat of compression, thermometers and their scales, atmospheric pressure, 16 gauge pressure, absolute pressure, effect of pressure on boiling point of liquid, mechanical refrigeration cycle. Apply leak testing methods.
Identify components and explain vehicular components and their function thereof. Ie. Compressor condenser / evaporation / receiver drier / accumulator / orifice tube / expansion valve.

Example of Skills:

Repairs and maintenance including evacuation, leak testing, charging, commissioning, safety aspects, common faults and components and accessories as required for vehicular and mobile air conditioning systems.