AMT 115 - Automotive HVAC Systems

5 credits

This course, in addition to AMT 110, provides the basic theory and operating characteristics of automotive refrigeration systems required for successful completion of ASE area A7: Heating and Air Conditioning and the Federal Automotive Refrigeration Test. Instructional focus includes: safety precautions, environmental concerns, tooling, system identification, principles of refrigeration, states of matter, effects of pressure on gases and vapors, pressure-temperature relationships, basic refrigeration cycle, refrigerant types, refrigeration system components and cooling system components. Laboratory work includes proper handling of refrigerants, troubleshooting and basic servicing of these systems utilizing strategy-based diagnostics required for contemporary service of HVAC systems. Prerequisite: Credit in AMT 101, AMT 110 or instructor approval. Corequisite: Verifiable registration/attempted testing of ASE area A7: Heating and Air Conditioning. Successful completion of Federal Refrigeration Test is mandatory. Requisite is pursuant to Federal Clean Air Act, Section 609. [W]