Refrigeration Cycle & System Components

Syllabus

# HVC 105 — Refrigeration Cycle & System Components

The vapor-compression refrigeration cycle component by component: compressor types, condensers, metering devices, evaporators, accessories, piping, superheat and subcooling, and charging practice.

## Topics
1. Introduction to Refrigeration and the Vapor-Compression Cycle
2. Refrigerants and Environmental Considerations
3. Compressors: Types, Operation, and Applications
4. Condensers: Heat Rejection Principles and Components
5. Lab: Compressor and Condenser Identification and Basic Troubleshooting
6. Metering Devices: Function and Common Types
7. Evaporators: Heat Absorption and Design Variations
8. Understanding Superheat and Subcooling
9. Applied Assignment: Refrigerant Flow Path Analysis
10. Refrigeration System Accessories and Controls
11. System Charging Procedures and Best Practices
12. Lab: Measuring Superheat and Subcooling, and System Charging Simulation
13. Midterm Review: Refrigeration Cycle Fundamentals
14. Final Exam Review: Comprehensive Refrigeration System Diagnostics

## Grading
- Knowledge checks 10%
- Assignments and labs 30%
- Quizzes 25%
- Final exam 35%

A passing grade of 70% or better is required.