| Implementation of Program | The course will last for 18 class hours, with 6-hour sessions scheduled on weekdays between 10.00 and 16.00, for three consecutive days, and conducted face to face. Lessons last 45 minutes, with five-minute breaks in between. Participants will be given a Certificate of Participation at the end of the course.
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| Syllabus | Day 1-10.00-16.00 (6h)
• Introduction, Definition, Physical Concepts
• Fundamentals of refrigeration and operation of the vapor compression system
• Classification of refrigerant (CFC, HCFC and HFC) and their differences
• Reefer Container Components and Equipment
• Types of Air Conditioning Systems
• Carnot Cycle, Coefficient of Performance and Net Work Calculation
• Single Stage Vapor Compression Refrigeration Cycle
• Heat Load Calculations
• Need for a reefer container and types of refrigerated cargoes
• Types of reefer container (general, controlled atmosphere systems, maxtend regulated system, AFAM)
Day 2-10.00-16.00 (6h)
• Air flow diagram of a reefer container
• Refrigerated container control elements
• Refrigerated container cooling efficiency calculation
• Electrical circuit schematic and wiring diagrams reading of Carrier (69NT40), Thermoking (TK –MAGNUM), Daikin (LXE10E-A) and Startcool (SC – MCI40) reefer containers
• Compressors, evaporators, expansion valves and condensers used in refrigerated containers
• Pressure/temperature graph of a specific refrigerant and its importance in terms of troubleshooting
Day 3-10.00-16.00 (6h)
• Refrigerant charging and discharging in the reefer container
• Refrigerated container system operation
• Refrigerated container system alarm codes
• Cold checks before connecting the electrical power supply to the reefer container
• Pre-cruise checks
• Malfunctions, causes and solutions
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