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IMR 4110 - Condensers & Evaporators


Clock Hours: 30

Delivery Mode
on-ground

Course Description:
Students learn the principles of various condensers and evaporators applications. Students will learn the typical operating conditions associated with condensers and evaporators. Various operating conditions will be addressed and identified as being normal or abnormal to indicate specific problems in the refrigeration cycle. Condenser and evaporator performance will be tested on various types of systems to determine capacity and efficiency. Proper maintenance procedures will be discussed and reviewed for the varying types of condensers and evaporators. Troubleshooting and evaluating techniques will be introduced to determine problem areas that may need to be addressed. 

Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will attain the necessary skills to be able to:

  1. Explain “commercial refrigeration”
  2. Define “high temperature applications”
  3. Define ” medium temperature applications”
  4. Define ” low temperature applications”
  5. Describe the evaporator used in commercial refrigeration
  6. Discuss “boiling and condensing” as related to commercial refrigeration
  7. Discuss the evaporator and boiling temperature
  8. Describe “dehumidification” as applies to commercial refrigeration
  9. Explain various conditions that affect evaporator heat exchange
  10. Describe different types of evaporators
  11. Describe procedures for determining an evaporator’s performance
  12. Discuss “latent heat” ratio
  13. Define “a flooded evaporator”
  14. Determine the performance of a “dry type” evaporator
  15. Explain evaporator superheat
  16. Discuss “hot pull down”
  17. Explain evaporator pressure drop
  18. Describe “liquid cooling evaporators” (chillers)
  19. Describe evaporators for low temperature applications
  20. Describe methods for evaporator defrost
  21. Evaluate the performance of a DX evaporator
  22. Check an evaporator under excessive load
  23. Observe the changes as the load decreases
  24. Explain the purpose of the condenser
  25. Explain the basic function of a water cooled condenser
  26. Describe the operation of a “tube in a tube” condenser
  27. Discuss problems associated with mineral deposits
  28. Describe “cleanable condensers”
  29. Describe a “shell and coil” condense
  30. Describe a “shell and tube” condenser
  31. Describe “waste water systems”
  32. Explain the “refrigerant to water” temperature relationship for waste water systems
  33. Discuss re-circulated water systems
  34. Define “cooling tower”
  35. Describe a “natural draft” tower
  36. Describe assisted draft cooling towers
  37. Describe “evaporative” condensers
  38. Discuss air cooled condensers
  39. Define “high efficiency” condensers
  40. Discuss problems with low ambient operation
  41. Define “head pressure control”
  42. Explain “using condenser superheat”
  43. Discuss “heat reclaim”
  44. Describe “floating head pressure”
  45. Discuss condenser evaluation
  46. Determine condensing temperature from the P/T chart
  47. Evaluate an air cooled condenser
  48. Evaluate a water cooled condenser
  49. Determine proper head pressure for an air cooled condenser based on operating conditions