Advanced HVAC Systems Training Course

Course Overview

Learning Objectives

• Analyze advanced HVAC system configurations and explain the functional relationship between major mechanical, electrical, and control components during the course.
• Evaluate the performance of chillers, air-handling units, cooling towers, pumps, fans, heat exchangers, and associated equipment using relevant operating parameters.
• Apply advanced principles of refrigeration, heat transfer, psychrometrics, airflow, and hydronic systems to practical HVAC engineering situations.
• Assess HVAC operating conditions and identify potential causes of abnormal temperature, pressure, airflow, water-flow, and equipment-performance conditions.
• Develop preventive and predictive maintenance strategies for critical HVAC equipment based on operating conditions, equipment characteristics, and reliability requirements.
• Improve system energy efficiency by evaluating equipment operation, control strategies, heat transfer performance, airflow management, and system loading.
• Design practical approaches for troubleshooting complex HVAC system problems and determining appropriate corrective actions.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of HVAC control and automation strategies in maintaining stable system performance under changing operating conditions.
• Strengthen decision-making related to HVAC equipment selection, replacement, maintenance, optimization, and lifecycle performance.
• Implement appropriate methods for monitoring HVAC performance through operating data, maintenance records, alarms, trends, and key performance indicators.
• Assess indoor environmental conditions and their relationship to ventilation, air distribution, filtration, humidity control, and occupant requirements.
• Develop an organization-specific HVAC improvement action plan incorporating reliability, energy efficiency, maintenance, safety, and operational priorities by the end of the course.

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Learning Outcomes

• Explain the operating principles and engineering relationships within advanced HVAC and refrigeration systems.
• Evaluate chiller, cooling tower, pump, fan, air-handling unit, and heat-exchanger performance using operational measurements.
• Analyze psychrometric conditions to assess temperature, humidity, air treatment, and ventilation requirements.
• Identify common and complex causes of HVAC performance deterioration, including heat-transfer limitations, airflow restrictions, water-flow problems, control faults, and equipment degradation.
• Apply structured troubleshooting techniques to investigate HVAC system abnormalities and determine suitable corrective actions.
• Assess chilled-water and condenser-water system performance and identify opportunities for hydraulic and thermal optimization.
• Evaluate variable air volume and variable flow systems and their influence on comfort, control, and energy consumption.
• Analyze HVAC energy performance and identify practical opportunities for reducing unnecessary energy consumption.
• Develop preventive and predictive maintenance programs for critical HVAC equipment based on equipment condition and operational requirements.
• Evaluate HVAC control strategies and identify opportunities to improve system stability, sequencing, set-point management, and equipment coordination.
• Use operating trends, alarms, maintenance records, and performance indicators to support evidence-based HVAC management decisions.
• Prepare a practical HVAC optimization and improvement plan addressing reliability, maintenance, energy efficiency, operational performance, and long-term asset value.

Course Outline