COURSE NAME HVAC Fundamentals Course Format Duration Schedule ASSESSMENT A Comprehensive, Online Examination Follows

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COURSE NAME HVAC Fundamentals Course

FORMAT Self-paced, online presentation with PDF workbook

DURATION 10 modules, 5-30 minutes each, plus additional reading

SCHEDULE Self-Paced

ASSESSMENT A comprehensive, online examination follows

AUDIENCE

This self-paced, online training is designed for building automation and control system technicians, installers, engineers,
programmers, and sales persons new to the industry. Alerton has assembled this course as an introduction to the HVAC
field for newly hired employees with limited HVAC knowledge and experience.

OVERVIEW

These HVAC Fundamentals e-learning modules introduce the student to the basics of HVAC theory and equipment.
Students learn the essential functions of HVAC with presentations and workbook reading assignments

OBJECTIVES

After completion of this course students will be able to:


 Explain basic terms and concepts used in the HVAC industry including thermodynamics, temperature, heat,
pressure, and latent and sensible heats.
 Identify the parameters presented on a psychometric chart and plot basic heating and cooling process including
calculating total heat (enthalpy) changes.
 Identify pump types and identify typical applications.
 Explain basic combustion heating equipment using natural gas and oil as fuel.
 Identify common boilers types, convertors, warm air and preheat coil piping.
 Explain the equipment found in packaged DX air handling units and air & water source heat pumps.
 Describe the operation and control of centrifugal chillers and reciprocating chillers.
 Explain the operation of cooling towers, evaporative condensers and other water source condensers.
 Describe the operation and control of absorption chillers.
 Identify the main categories of valves, the valve action, port arrangements and trim components.
 Draw and explain a variable volume air delivery system with reheat and without reheat.
 Explain the various sources of heat used in a hydronic system, draw direct and reverse return piping layouts,
explain temperature reset controls, and draw 2, 3, and 4 pipe coils.
 Identify a single duct air delivery system and make the distinction between a constant volume single zone and
multi zone reheat systems.

Alerton Reserves the right to revise or update this training course syllabus without prior notice.
©Honeywell All Rights Reserved HVAC Course Syllabus Rev003 03Mar2017
PREREQUISITES

 A working knowledge of computers and current Microsoft operating systems.

RESOURCES

The primary documentation for this course is the Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning PDF available with the e-learning
module.
This online course requires Adobe Flash Player 10 or later.

Alerton Reserves the right to revise or update this training course syllabus without prior notice.
©Honeywell All Rights Reserved HVAC Course Syllabus Rev003 03Mar2017

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