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Carter Stanfield is Program Director of the Air Conditioning Technology Department at Athens Technical College, where he has taught since 1976.His industry credentials include both an RSES CM and NATE Certification and a State of Georgia Unrestricted Conditioned Air Contracting License.He graduated from the University of Georgia Magna Cum Laude in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education. Mr. Stanfield believes that successful educational programs are focused on what the students do. Students start with a strong background in fundamental concepts and theory and then actively apply them to solve real problems. Practice and active application are the keys to students building both confidence and competence.
David Skaves, P.E. has been a faculty member at the Maine Maritime Academy since 1986, primarily teaching marine refrigeration and air conditioning. He was the first faculty member to receive the teaching excellence award at the college in 2006. Prior to his appointment at the college, Professor Skaves was employed as a Production Planner at Bath Iron Works Shipyard and as a Marine Engineer sailing on deep-sea tankers. From 2001 through 2003 he was employed during the summers as an engineering consultant for the power plant performance group McHale & Associates, based out of Sammamish,Washington, conducting performance tests at many newly built natural gas combined cycle power plants throughout the U.S. and Mexico. In addition to his MBA from the University of Maine at Orono, Professor Skaves is a registered Professional Engineer, First Class Stationary Engineer, and Chief Engineer for marine vessels of unlimited horsepower. Also a former Chairman for the Maine State Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessels, Professor Skaves currently continues to serve the Board as a public member.
| Fundamentals | |
| Introduction to Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration | |
| Being a Professional HVAC/R Technician | |
| Safety | |
| HVAC/R Science | |
| Properties of Matter | |
| Types of Energy and their Properties | |
| Temperature Measurement and Conversion | |
| Thermodynamics the Study of Heat | |
| Pressure and Vacuum | |
| Tools and Equipment | |
| Hand and Power Tools | |
| Screws, Rivets, Staples, and Other Fasteners | |
| Electrical Measuring and Testing Meters | |
| Refrigerant System Servicing and Testing Equipment | |
| Heating System Servicing and Testing Equipment | |
| Calibration of Meters and Instruments | |
| Piping and Tubing | |
| Brazing, Soldering, and Welding | |
| Refrigerants and the Refrigeration System | |
| Refrigeration System Components and Operation | |
| Plotting the Refrigeration Cycle | |
| Compressors | |
| Condensers | |
| Refrigerant Metering Devices | |
| Evaporators | |
| Refrigerants and their Properties | |
| Refrigerant System Piping | |
| Accessing Sealed Refrigeration Systems | |
| Refrigerant Management and the EPA | |
| Refrigerant System Evacuation and Charging | |
| HVAC/R Electrical Systems and Components | |
| Basic Electricity | |
| Electrical Power and Circuits | |
| Electric Motors | |
| Electrical Components and Wiring Diagrams | |
| HVAC System Controls | |
| Controls: Circuits and Diagrams | |
| Residential and Light Commercial Systems | |
| Residential Air Conditioning | |
| Residential Split Air Conditioning Installation | |
| Troubleshooting Split Air Conditioning Systems | |
| Gas Fired Heating Systems | |
| Gas Warm Air Furnaces | |
| Gas Furnace Controls | |
| Gas Furnace Installation, Startup, Checkout, and Operation | |
| Troubleshooting Gas Furnaces | |
| Oil Fired Heating Systems | |
| Oil Furnace and Boiler Service | |
| Residential Oil Heating Installation | |
| Troubleshooting Oil Heating Systems | |
| Electric Heat | |
| Electric Heat Installation | |
| Troubleshooting Electric Heat | |
| Types of Heat Pump Systems | |
| Heat Pump Components | |
| Air and Water Source Applicat | |
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