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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 5-25-2004 |
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FAC235LL
2004 Fall – 2011 Fall |
LAB
1.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 2.4 Load Occ |
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Commercial
Air and Water Test and Balance Lab |
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Demonstration of duct traversing and diffuser air flow
measurement techniques. Water flow measurement techniques. Analysis of water
side performance, hydronic balancing, and circuit
setter adjustment. Chiller cooling tower and pump testing procedures.
Heating, packaged units, split units, and heat pump testing procedures.
Collection and analysis of air and water performance. Prerequisites: FAC/HVA210, FAC/HVA210LL,
FAC/HVA220, FAC/HVA220LL and MAT102 or equivalent, or permission of Instructor.
Corequisites: FAC235. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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FAC235LL 2004
Fall – 2011 Fall |
Commercial Air and Water Test and Balance Lab |
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Demonstrate proper duct traversing and diffuser air flow
measurement techniques. (I) |
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Demonstrate proper water flow measurement techniques. (II)
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Analyze water-side system performance and demonstrate hydronic balancing and circuit setter adjustment. (III) |
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Set up and test specific types of variable volume terminal
units. (III, IV) |
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Formulate and practice chiller, cooling tower and pump
testing procedures. (IV) |
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Plan and demonstrate duct heater testing processes, with
special emphasis on safety considerations. (IV) |
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Plan and demonstrate testing procedures for package units,
split systems and air and water source heat pumps. (IV) |
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Collect, record and analyze air and water system component
performance data. (V) |
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MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
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FAC235LL 2004
Fall – 2011 Fall |
Commercial Air and Water Test and Balance Lab |
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I. Air Measurement A. Instruments 1. Pitot
tube 2. Orifice 3. Hoods and velometers 4. Incline manometer B. Duct traversing C. Data recording II. Water measurement A. Instruments 1. Venturi
2. Orifice 3. Fow
meters 4. Differential pressure
meters B. Data recording III. Balancing device
adjustments A. Air system 1. Fan 2. Dampers 3. Terminal units 4. Grills and registers B. Water system 1. Coils 2. Primary systems IV. Testing A. Air system 1. Fans 2. Terminal units 3. Duct heaters B. Water system 1. Pumps 2. Chillers 3. Cooling towers C. Unitary systems 1. Package AC 2. Heat pumps 3. Split systems V. Report Writing A. Data recording B. Report creation |