Modern Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning (HVAC) and Refrigeration Systems: Design, Installation, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Start Date: 1 Nov, 2026
End Date: 5 Nov, 2026
Duration: 5 Days
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 psychometric 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 program make it very practical and topical to your applications.
Course Objectives:
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Maintain and troubleshoot HVAC systems
Understand and apply the psychometric chart
Design for good air quality
Perform basic load calculations
Initiate an effective inspection and maintenance program
Minimise forced outages and prevent serious damage to HVAC equipment
Provide an overview of the legislative requirements, plus the essential steps and responsibilities for the maintenance and repair of HVAC Systems
Outline the technologies available for efficient energy management using HVAC systems
Course Content:
- HVAC Design, Maintenance and Troubleshoot
- Heat load of a room.
- Heat load of a multi-room complex.
- The cooling capacity.
- The airflow rate.
- The fresh air requirements.
- The DX systems.
- The chilled water systems.
- Chilled water flow rates & piping sizing.
- HVAC Design
- Chilled water pump selection.
- Building Management System and Control System
- DX system piping sizing.
- Typical piping connections "DX units, chillers, pumps, AHUs and FCUs".
- Insulation thickness & the criteria for condensation prevention.
- Duct sizing
- Air filtration.
- Maintain and troubleshoot & Cold stores design
- The behaviour of the fruit/vegetable after harvesting.
- How cold stores can extend the life of the products.
- How to decide the cold room dimensions
- The heat load of the cold room. (Chilling, frozen products, Potato and Onions)
- Cold store design
- Pre-cooling. "Wet cooling".
- Selection of the refrigeration system components.
- The insulation panels and doors.
- The docks, "Levellers, shelters and doors".
- Ventilation for potatoes and onions.
- Reference data and tables.
- Operation and Maintenance
- Documentation
- As built, hand over the package documentation after completion of the installation
- Records and bookkeeping
- PMR forms "Preventive maintenance routines"
- Case studies
Targeted Audience:
This course is intended for maintenance engineers, staff plant engineers, mechanical engineers, design engineers, electrical engineers, consulting engineers, inspection and repair managers, supervisors, operation, maintenance and technicians.
