ARBAMINCH UNIVERSITY

ARBAMINCH INSTITUTE of TECHNOLOGY

FACULTY of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Course Title: Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Contact Hours:L(2) T(3) L(1) HS(5)
Course Code: 5281 Pre-requisites: Thermodynamics II, Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
ECTS/Credit: 5(3)

Course Objectives: The course enables students to understand: The basic concepts in refrigeration. The working principles of vapor-
compression, vapor-absorption, air and steam-jet refrigeration cycles. The major equipment and the operations of vapor-compression,
vapor-absorption, air and steam-jet refrigeration systems. The basic concepts in air-conditioning. The principles involved in the
determination of cooling-load calculations and design of air-conditioning systems Air-Conditioning equipment and Air Distribution system

Course Contents
1. Basic Concepts in Refrigeration, Applications of References:
Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
 Shan K. Wang HANDBOOK OF AIR CONDITIONING AND
2. Refrigerants, Methods of producing Low Temperatures
REFRIGERATION G. F. Hundy > A. R. Trott . Refrigeration and
3. Air Cycle refrigeration System
air Conditioning
4. Vapor Compression Refrigeration systems
 W P JONES, Air conditioning Engineering Handbook,
5. Vapor Absorption system,
Fundamentals (2001), Systems & Equipment (2000),
6. Refrigeration system components (Compressor,
Applications (1999), Refrigeration (1998).
Condenser and Evaporator)
 Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson, and John Tomczyck, Refrigeration
7. Basic concepts in Air conditioning, Application of Air
and Air Conditioning Technology, 5E, Oct 13, 2004.
Conditioning,
 Dick Wirz, Commercial Refrigeration for Air Conditioning
8. Requirements of Comfort Air Conditioning and
Technicians, Oct 31, 2005.
Psychometry
 Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute and Larry Jeffus,
9. Inside and Outside Design condition
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning: An Introduction to HVAC
10. Cooling and Heating load calculation
(4th Edition), Dec 23, 2003.
11. Duct Design and Air Distribution systems
 William C. Whitman, William M. Johnson, and John Tomczyk,
Evaluation systems
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology: Concepts,
 Assignment-10
Procedures, and Troubleshooting Techniques, Jan 2005.
 Quizzes-5
 C.P.Arora Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Tata McGraw
 Intermediate exams-25
Hill, 1996.
 Projects-20
 Thomas Kuehn, James w. Ramsey and James L. Threlkeld,
 Final Examination-40
Thermal Environmental Engineering –Prentice Hall, 1998.
Requirement: Minimum of 75% overall class attendance 100%
 ASHRAE, Air- Conditioning Systems Design Manual.
attendance during laboratory & practical activities
 ASHRAE Handbook, Fundamentals (2001), Systems &
Equipment (2000), Applications (1999), Refrigeration (1998).