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Refrigeration And
Air-conditioning
Third year Diploma in
Mechanical Engineering Group (ME)
Maharashtra State
Board of Technical Education, Mumbai
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT CELL, MSBTE, MUMBAI.
LABORATORY MANUAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Project Period April 2002 - March 2003 July 2004 - Feb. 2005
Certificate
curriculum.
Seal of
Institution
Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
LEARNING OVERVIEW
IMPORTANCE OF SUBJECT -
Mechanical Engineering Diploma holder often comes across various systems based on the Refrigeration
and Air conditioning applications. He is required to often operate and regulate the regularly maintained these
systems in various application areas. For performing this, it is very essential that diploma engineer should be
well conversant with fundamental principles, concepts, devices and systems based on Refrigeration and Air
conditioning.
The Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education has conducted a survey of industries in Maharashtra
to find out the job functions of the Mechanical Engineering Diploma Holders in the Industries.
The curriculum document explicitly describes technical skills, social skills and attitudes to be developed
in industries while designing this subject; the principles under theories of learning have been used. The link
diagram and graphical structure is provided, which helps the students to learn systematically and also helps the
teachers to use different strategies for teaching.
The major important points to note for users of curriculum (as described in curriculum document of
MSBTE) are:
Diploma Engineers work in different industries where the climatic conditions are controlled for the
processes. In these areas He / She comes across various refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment.
Maintenance and measuring performance of these equipment plays an important role. It is therefore essential
that knowledge and familiarization with Basic refrigeration cycles, Laws, equipment, air-conditioning Processes,
various related devices like compressors, evaporators, expansion valves is necessary.
CURRICULUM
OBJECTIVES
Management and Supervisory
skill Technical skill
1. Drawing & Drafting
2. Operational skill for
JOB PROFILE Automated M/c.
1. Supervisor 3. Fault finding and
2. Entrepreneur problem solving
3. Engineering 4. Interdisciplinary skill of
technician Electrical, Electronics,
4. Self developer Instrumentation
5. Member of society 5. Design skills
6. Life long learner
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Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS
Intellectual skills:
1. To plot V.C.R. cycle on P-H diagram.
2. To calculate refrigerating effect, compressor work and C.O.P. from P-H diagram.
3. To calculate C.O.P. based on Carnot cycle.
4. To calculate actual Refrigerating effect, energy supplied and C.O.P. of the refrigerating unit.
5. To understand the working of the ice plant.
6. To calculate heat load, work, C.O.P. of the ice plant.
7. To understand meaning of various psychometric processes such as humidification
dehumidification etc.
8. To know the details of the instruments used to get desired p processes.
9. To Calculate theoretical actual C.O.P. of the system.
10. To select proper set of equipments to get desired p processes.
11. To classify the water coolers.
12. To calculate refrigerating effect, work of compression and C.O.P.
13. To select water coolers for required applications
14. To develop the ability of finding the faults in the system.
15. To develop the ability of analyzing the fault
16. To develop the ability for selection of proper tool.
17. To understand concept of central air conditioning and air distribution system.
18. To develop ability to discriminate components related with humidification and dehumidification
process.
19. To develop ability to locate conditioned air distribution outlets.
20. To know the construction features of window air conditioners unit.
21. To understand working principles of window air conditioners.
22. To understand concept of unitary air conditioning system.
23. To identify the type of industry visited.
24. To identify the different components of Ice Plant.
25. Understanding the different processes.
26. Procedure for applying the system concept to selected industry for visit.
27. To observe various controls and equipment location in the refrigerator.
28. Interpret working of different controls and equipments.
Motor skills:
1. To measure actual Refrigerating effect by nullifying the cooling effects by electrical heating.
2. To measure the energy input to the Refrigerating unit by using energy meter.
3. To measure pressure and temperature at salient points of the system
3. To operate the ice plant (starting, running, stopping)
4. To measure pressures and temperatures at salient point of the plant
5. To plot operating cycle of p-h & T-S chart.
6. To read psychrometric properties from chart.
7. To record properties such as pressures, temperatures etc.
8. To observe and identify the different components of a water cooler.
9. To set thermostat of the water cooler.
10. To measure input power using energy meter.
11. To locate the type of fault.
12. To use the proper tools required for the remedial action.
13. To carry out the servicing of the system
14. To check for proper functioning of the component
15. To develop ability to draw layout of air distribution system and central station of central air
conditioning system.
16. To observe operation of different components and controls of central air conditioning plant.
17. To locate different / various parts of window air conditioner unit.
18. To draw layout or diagram showing inter relationship between different parts of window air
conditioner unit.
19. To operate different controls of window air conditioner unit.
20. Designing, piloting, collecting, documenting, analyzing & concluding information of industrial visit
using system tool.
21. Drawing the plant layout
22. Set the simple controls such as thermostat,
23. Operate the defrost system.
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Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
GRID TABLE
Following table gives grid of the experiments and related intellectual and motor
skills.
• Teacher shall ensure for development of generic skills during the practicals.
• Students are expected to focus on acquiring specific skills mentioned therein.
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6) Write the answers of the questions allotted by the teacher during practical hours if possible or
afterwards, but immediately.
7) Student should not hesitate to ask any difficulty faced during conduct of practical / exercise.
8) The student shall study all the questions given in the laboratory manual and practice to write the
answers to these questions.
9) Student shall visit the recommended industries and should study the knowhow of the shop floor
practices and the operations of machines.
10) Student shall develop maintenance skills as expected by the industries.
11) Student should develop the habit of pocket discussion / group discussion related to the experiments
/ exercises so that exchanges of knowledge / skills could take place.
12) Student shall attempt to develop related hands-on-skills and gain confidence.
13) Student shall focus on development of skills rather than theoretical or codified knowledge.
14) Student shall visit the nearby workshops, workstation, industries, laboratories, technical exhibitions,
trade fair etc. even not included in the Lab Manual. In short, students should have exposure to the
area of work right in the student hood.
15) Student shall insist for the completion of recommended Laboratory Work, industrial visits, answers
to the given questions, etc.
16) Student shall develop the habit of evolving more ideas, innovations, skills etc. than included in the
scope of the manual.
17) Student shall refer technical magazines, proceedings of the Seminars, refer websites related to the
scope of the subjects and update their knowledge and skills.
18) Student should develop the habit of not to depend totally on teachers but to develop self learning
techniques.
19) Student should develop the habit to react with the teacher without hesitation with respect to the
academics involved.
20) Student should develop habit to submit the practicals / exercise continuously and progressively on
the scheduled dates and should get the assessment done.
21) Student should be well prepared while submitting the write up of the exercise. This will develop the
continuity of the studies and he will not be over loaded at the end of the term.
When the students enter the Refrigeration and Air-conditioning laboratory, they should observe the
following test rigs and working models along with the charts regarding the concepts of the subjects.
6. Different tools
9. Domestic Refrigerator
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Total
Marks
…………
Average
Marks
out of
15…… *