Overview

This course is designed for engineers and technicians from a wide range of abilities and backgrounds and will provide an excellent introduction to the fundamentals of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning. It commences with a review of psychrometric charts and then examines the factors that influence design choices, indoor air quality, load calculations and heating/ventilation and air-conditioning systems. Numerous tips and tricks throughout the course make it very practical and topical to your applications.

Overview

MODULE 1: Introduction to HVAC

• Principles of thermodynamics
• Pressure and temperature relationship
• Fundamentals of heat transfer
• Fundamentals of fluid flow

MODULE 2: Psychrometry

• Introduction to psychrometry
• The properties of air
• Understanding the psychrometric charts

MODULE 3: Requirements of Comfort Air Conditioning

• Air purification methods
• Thermodynamics of the human body
• Role of clothing
• Comfort and comfort chart
• Design considerations
• Requirements of temperature and humidity-high heat load industries
• Recommended inside design conditions
• Outside summer design conditions for some foreign cities
• Indoor Air Quality
• Design of ventilation systems

MODULE 4: Heating & Cooling Load Calculation Procedure

• Design considerations
• Internal Sensible and Latent Heat Load components
• Design condition - indoor & outdoor conditions
• External Load components
• Miscellaneous heat sources
• Fresh air load

MODULE 5: HVAC Systems

• Heating systems
• Hot water heating system
• Steam heating systems
• Electric heating systems
• Air-conditioning systems: General
• Air Handling Units
• Functional variations in the design
• Capacity calculation of an air handling unit

MODULE 6 - Variable air volume (VAV) systems

• System concept
• Different VAV systems

MODULE 7 - Duct design, air flow and its distribution

• Air flow and pressure losses
• Duct design
• Air distribution system inside space
• Ventilation systems

MODULE 8 - Insulation of Air-conditioning systems & Air Conditioning Equipment

• Desired properties of an ideal insulating material
• Factors affecting thermal conductivity
• Types of insulation materials
• Insulated systems
• Importance of relative humidity for the selection of insulation
• Air-conditioning equipment
• Air filters
• Humidifiers
• Dehumidifiers
• Fans and blowers

MODULE 9 - Refrigeration

• Methods of refrigeration
• Air refrigeration system
• Vapour compression refrigeration system
• Absorption refrigeration system
• Important refrigerants
• Refrigeration equipment

MODULE 10 - Controls and Instrumentation

• Elements of control
• Types of control system
• Typical control systems

MODULE 11 - Installation, Commissioning, Operation, Testing & Maintenance

• Installation
• Charging the refrigeration unit
• Adding oil to the compressor
• Commissioning
• Other service operations
• Maintenance

MODULE 12 - Fault finding and troubleshooting & Green House effect & Future Refrigerants

• Troubleshooting
• The greenhouse effect
• History of CFCs
• Ozone depletion by CFCs and the greenhouse effect
• Future refrigerants to replace CFCs

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The Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT) provides distance education to students located almost anywhere in the world – it is one of the very few truly global training institutes. Course fees are paid in a currency that is determined by the student’s location. A full list of fees in a currency appropriate for every country would be complex to navigate and, with today’s exchange rate fluctuations, difficult to maintain. Instead we aim to give you a rapid response regarding fees that is customised to your individual circumstances.

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Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT) Certificate Course Payment Options

Please contact us with your location for certificate fees in the relevant currency. Certificate fees include all live webinars with a professional instructor, 4 technical manuals (as searchable eBooks), course materials, software, postage, assignments and ongoing support. All you need to participate is an internet connection, computer and headset. We have group discounts available for our 3 month certificates.
 

Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT) Advanced Diploma Course Payment Options

Three payment options are available for the Advanced Diploma courses;

OPTION 1 - PAY UPFRONT

Pay total amount upfront to receive a 5% reduction in fees.

OPTION 2 - PAY IN  SIX INSTALMENTS BY CREDIT CARD

Pay in 6 equal instalments over 18 months. First payment at least two weeks before the course starts, then the remaining five every 3 months. Payment dates will be set ahead of time and provided at the start of the course. You would receive the 30 technical reference eBooks in batches over the duration of the course.

OPTION 3 - PAY IN  MONTHLY INSTALMENTS BY CREDIT CARD

Pay in even installments for 18 months. First payment at least two weeks before the course starts, then one on the same date every month for the remaining period. This option incurs a 2% administration fee. You would receive the 30 technical reference eBooks in batches over the duration of the course.

Discounts are available for group bookings

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Courses

1. Advanced Diploma of Mechanical Engineering Technology
2. Advanced Diploma of Plant Engineering
3. Advanced Professional Certificate in Applied Industrial Thermodynamic Systems for Power Generation, HVAC, Refrigeration, Aviation
4. Professional Certificate of Competency in Chemical Engineering and Plant Design
5. Professional Certificate of Competency in Gas Turbine Engineering
6. Professional Certificate of Competency in Mechanical Engineering
7. Professional Certificate of Competency in Fundamentals of Process Plant Layout and Piping Design
8. Professional Certificate of Competency in Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC)

Mechanical Engineering encompasses the conceptualisation, design, manufacture, control and maintenance of machines ranging from a conveyer, space shuttle to nanotechnology based objects. In broad terms, mechanical engineering channels the energy and forces in nature to the service of people. The fields in which mechanical engineering professionals operate are wide - ranging from oil and gas, power generation, water utilities, process plants, mining, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and defence.

A diploma in mechanical engineering is ideal for anyone wanting to get involved in the general engineering (whether design or maintenance) of large plants, especially as a plant engineer. Recently, mechanical engineering has begun to include many new systems in the electronics and control arena such as programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and SCADA as these are critical to the control of mechanical devices.

Students in the Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT) School of Mechanical Engineering can study an Advanced Diploma of Mechanical Engineering with subjects that include: mechanics, structural engineering, drive systems, rotating equipment, hydraulics, pneumatics, lubrication engineering, HVAC, pumps, compressors, machinery safety, energy efficiency and renewable energy sources.

The focus in the Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT) School of Mechanical Engineering is in providing students with both deep and broad skills in mechanical engineering technology, focusing on real systems. Whilst there is probably not a shortage of theoretically orientated practitioners in mechanical engineering, there is a need for highly skilled, practically oriented engineers, technologists and technicians, due to the rapidly increasing use of new technologies which are becoming a key component of all modern plants and equipment. Studying our mechanical engineering diploma online means you don't have to take extended periods away from existing work commitments.
 

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