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Refrigeration Mechanic - Knowledge Module, Volume 3
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About this book
Volume 3 of the theory textbook for the QCTO Occupational Certificate: Refrigeration Mechanic (NQF Level 4, SAQA ID 103270) — electrical, commissioning and industrial plant. Chapters 14 to 20 carry 75 of the knowledge component's 162 credits: the electrical aspects of air conditioning and refrigeration; commissioning refrigeration systems; fault finding and contaminated systems; the refurbishment of refrigeration equipment; inspection and conformance of refrigeration equipment; industrial refrigeration — ammonia systems, installation and commissioning, with carbon dioxide systems; and operating, maintaining and troubleshooting ammonia plant. Written to South African law and standards, with worked examples, Check Your Understanding boxes and end-of-chapter review questions in every chapter. Chapters are numbered continuously 1 to 20 across the three volumes.
- Level: NQF Level 4
- SAQA ID: 103270
- Pages: 390
What is inside
- Chapter 14 — Electrical Aspects of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
- PART A — ELECTRICAL PANELS AND CIRCUITS (KT01)
- PART B — ELECTRICAL MOTORS AND STARTERS (KT02)
- PART C — VARIABLE SPEED DRIVES, SOFT STARTERS AND EC FANS (KT03)
- PART D — ELECTRICAL CONTROLS (KT04)
- PART E — ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS (KT05)
- Chapter 15 — Commissioning Refrigeration Systems
- PART A — PURPOSE, STANDARDS, DRAWINGS AND OPERATING PARAMETERS (KT01)
- PART B — COORDINATION AND COMMISSIONING TIMELINES (KT02)
- PART C — THE COMMISSIONING PROCEDURE (KT03)
- PART D — COMMISSIONING REPORTS (KT04)
- Chapter 16 — Fault Finding and Contaminated Systems
- PART A — KM-28 FAULT FINDING
- PART B — KM-29 CONTAMINATED SYSTEMS
- Chapter 17 — Refurbishment of Refrigeration Equipment
- PART A — WHY REFURBISH (KT01)
- PART B — PLANNING THE REFURBISHMENT (KT02)
- PART C — REFURBISHING EQUIPMENT (KT03)
- PART D — TESTING REFURBISHED EQUIPMENT (KT04)
- Chapter 18 — Inspection and Conformance of Refrigeration Equipment
- PART A — THE PRESSURE EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS AND THE AIA (KT01)
- PART B — LEGAL ASPECTS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND CONSEQUENCES (KT02)
- PART C — REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT (KT03)
- PART D — PREPARATION AND DOCUMENTATION (KT04)
- PART E — INSPECTION AND EVALUATION FOR CONFORMANCE (KT05)
- PART F — CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY OR NON-CONFORMANCE REPORT (KT06)
- Chapter 19 — Industrial Refrigeration: Ammonia Systems, Installation and Commissioning (with Carbon Dioxide Systems)
- PART A — TYPES AND APPLICATIONS (KT01)
- PART B — OPERATION OF AN AMMONIA PUMPED SYSTEM (KT02)
- PART C — EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS AND THE PRESSURE EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS (KT03)
- PART D — CONTROL CONCEPTS AND MONITORING (KT04)
- PART E — PRESSURE TESTING, EVACUATION AND CHARGING (KT05)
- PART F — COMMISSIONING AN AMMONIA SYSTEM (KT06)
- PART G — CARBON DIOXIDE (R744) REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS
- Chapter 20 — Operating, Maintaining and Troubleshooting Ammonia Plant
- PART A — MAINTENANCE PRINCIPLES (KM-33 KT01)
- PART B — RUNNING AN AMMONIA PLANT (KM-33 KT02)
- PART C — THE OIL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (KM-33 KT03)
- PART D — REMOVING AMMONIA FROM AN OPERATIONAL SYSTEM (KM-34 KT01)
- PART E — OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS AND DIAGNOSIS (KM-34 KT02)
- PART F — AIR AND NON-CONDENSABLES (KM-34 KT03)
- PART G — WATER AND OIL IN AN AMMONIA SYSTEM (KM-34 KT04)