RFAC 110 - Fundamentals of Refrigeration

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

General Education Code(s): AONS, AORE
This is an introductory course in basic refrigeration with an emphasis on equipment related to both commercial and domestic refrigeration systems. Topics covered include refrigeration principles, basic mathematics, trade tools, gas laws, pressure/temperature relationship, heat transfer, refrigerants, compression cycle, compressors, condensers, evaporators, metering devices, refrigeration oils, desiccants and driers, evacuation, and safe handling of refrigerants.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course: The General Education requirement for Natural Sciences in an AOS degree program is satisfied by RFAC 110 (AONS). To meet this General Education requirement, students will be able to:

demonstrate scientific reasoning applied to the natural world, including an understanding of the methods scientists use to explore natural phenomena, including observation, hypothesis development, measurement and data collection, experimentation, evaluation of evidence, and employment of data analysis or mathematical modeling; and
demonstrate scientific reasoning applied to the natural world, including application of scientific data, concepts, and models in one of the natural sciences.

The General Education requirement for Critical Thinking in an AOS degree program is satisfied by RFAC 110 (AORE). To meet this General Education requirement, students will be able to:

clearly articulate an issue or problem;
identify, analyze, and evaluate ideas, data, and arguments as they occur in their own or others’ work;
acknowledge limitations such as perspective and bias; and
develop well-reasoned (logical) arguments to form judgments and/or draw conclusions.

Course-specific learning outcomes:

To develop a workable understanding of each component part of a refrigeration system.
To establish a firm foundation for understanding the complex refrigeration system as several simple components, each contributing its function to complete the refrigeration cycle.
To develop an understanding of the theory necessary to service refrigeration equipment.
To use safey procedures to be used in refrigeration service work.

Repeatable: No
CIP Code: 470201