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MindTap for HVAC Activities: Videos, Simulations, and Exam Prep, 2 terms Instant Access, 1st Edition

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MindTap for HVAC Activities: Videos, Simulations, and Exam Prep, 2 terms Instant Access 1st Edition by Cengage
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MindTap for HVAC Activities: Videos, Simulations, and Exam Prep, is the digital learning solution that powers students from memorization to mastery. It gives you complete control of your course\u2014to provide engaging content, to challenge every individual, and to build their confidence. Empower students to accelerate their progress with MindTap. MindTap: Powered by You.\n\nMindTap gives you complete ownership of your content and learning experience. Customize the interactive syllabi, emphasize the most important topics, and add your own material or notes in the ebook.

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  • Videos cover: 8 hours of content on theory-related topics and practical, step-by-step skills.
  • Videos cover: Content covers all aspects of the HVAC industry, from basic heat theory and pressure-enthalpy charts to the laws of physics that cover the behavior of solids, liquids, and gases.
  • Videos cover: Info on important industry trends, such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), the Energy Star Program, and Season Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER)
  • Videos cover: A tutorial on refrigerant management, system evacuation, and charging
  • Videos cover: Five lessons on a range of electricity-related topics, from Ohm’s Law to basic controls for specific HVAC-R systems
  • Videos cover: the refrigeration process including compressors, condensers, and metering devices, as well as special system components and typical operating conditions for high, medium, and low temperature refrigeration applications
  • Videos cover: Heating equipment and controls, commercial refrigeration, indoor air quality, refrigeration as it applies to air conditioning, domestic appliances, cooling towers, energy audit, system sizing, commercial AC equipment, and more
  • Videos cover: Operating conditions, troubleshooting, installation, and maintenance information
  • Simulations provide: An engaging, online, 3-D learning experience based on authentic HVAC troubleshooting scenarios that challenge learners to master diagnostic and troubleshooting skills across seven pieces of HVAC equipment -- Gas Furnace, Oil Furnace, Gas Boiler, Split Residential A/C, Commercial A/C, Heat Pumps, and Commercial Walk-in Freezers.
  • Simulations provide two learning modes: Practice Mode: provides guided practice through fixed scenarios that familiarize learners with the equipment, the problem needing attention, and using the simulation. Challenge Mode: offers randomized scenarios that learners will troubleshoot independently. Both modes require learners to complete the diagnostic steps and perform the repair successfully while materials and labor costs are tracked.
  • Simulations provide: Getting Started materials for a successful course start
  • Simulations provide: Training tutorials for Electricity for HVAC and HVAC Troubleshooting that teach you how to use the simulations
  • Certification Exam Prep provides: Learners with the tools and resources to prepare for the NATE, ICE, and RSES Certifications, as well as the HVAC Excellence and HVAC Technician Licensing Exams.
  • Certification Exam Prep provides: Learners with a resource to study for the state limited energy license and HVAC contractor licenses.
  • Certification Exam Prep provides: Study aids, exam strategies, and realistic sample exams.
  • Certification Exam Prep provides: Access to Practice Exams for Math, Electrical Certification, Air Conditioning Certification, Heat Pump Certification, Gas Heating Certification, Air Distribution Certification, Controls and Indoor Air Quality

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SECTION I: THEORY OF HEAT.
1. Heat and Pressure.
2. Matter and Energy.
3. Refrigeration and Refrigerants.
SECTION II: SAFETY, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT, SHOP PRACTICES.
4. General Safety Practices.
5. Tools and Equipment.
6. Fasteners.
7. Tubing and Piping.
8. Leak Detection, System Evacuation and System Clean-up
9. Refrigerant and Oil Chemistry and Management—Recovery, Recycling, Reclaiming, and Retrofitting.
10. System Charging.
11. Calibrating Instruments.
SECTION III: BASIC AUTOMATIC CONTROLS.
12. Basic Electricity and Magnetism.
13. Introduction to Automatic Controls.
14. Automatic Control Components and Applications.
15. Troubleshooting Basic Controls.
16. Advanced Automatic Controls—Direct Digital Controls (DDC) and Pneumatics.
SECTION IV: ELECTRIC MOTORS.
17. Types of Electric Motors.
18. Application of Motors.
19. Motor Controls.
20. Troubleshooting Electric Motors.
SECTION V: COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION.
21. Evaporators and the Refrigeration System.
22. Condensers.
23. Compressors.
24. Expansion Devices.
25. Special Refrigeration System Components.
26. Application of Refrigeration Systems.
27. Commercial Ice Machines.
28. Special Refrigeration Applications.
29. Troubleshooting and Typical Operating Conditions for Commercial Refrigeration.
SECTION VI: AIR CONDITIONING (HEATING AND HUMIDIFICATION).
30. Electric Heat.
31. Gas Heat.
32. Oil Heat.
33. Hydronic Heat.
34. Indoor Air Quality.
Section VII: AIR CONDITIONING (COOLING).
35. Comfort and Psychrometrics.
36. Refrigeration Applied to Air Conditioning.
37. Air Distribution and Balance.
38. Installation.
39. Residential Energy Auditing
40. Typical Operating Conditions.
41. Troubleshooting.
SECTION VIII: ALL-WEATHER SYSTEMS.
42. Heat Gain and Heat Loss in Buildings.
43. Air Source Heat Pumps.
44. Geothermal Heat Pumps.
SECTION IX: DOMESTIC APPLIANCES.
45. Domestic Refrigerators and Freezers.
46. Room Air Conditioners.
SECTION X: COMMERCIAL AIR CONDITIONING AND CHILLED-WATER SYSTEMS
47. High-Pressure, Low-Pressure, and Absorption Chilled-Water Systems.
48. Cooling Towers and Pumps.
49. Operation, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting of Chilled-Water Air Conditioning Systems.
50. Commercial Rooftop, Packaged, Variable Refrigerant Flow, and Variable Air Volume Systems.

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