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Introduction
Course overview
Industrial refrigeration is essential in food processing, cold storage, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. These systems are energy-intensive and, with ammonia or other refrigerants, carry safety and environmental risks.
This Aractech course covers refrigeration cycles, refrigerants including ammonia and natural refrigerants, compressors, evaporators and condensers, controls, energy efficiency, safety, maintenance and troubleshooting. Participants analyse system performance and plan maintenance.
What you will achieve
Learning objectives
- Explain refrigeration cycles and thermodynamics
- Understand refrigerants and regulations
- Describe compressors, evaporators and condensers
- Operate controls efficiently
- Improve energy efficiency
- Maintain and troubleshoot systems safely
Who should attend
Target audience
- Refrigeration technicians
- Facilities and utility engineers
- Maintenance managers
- Cold storage managers
- Energy managers
- Process engineers
Methodology
Learning approach
- Technical lectures
- Cycle calculations
- Case studies
- Troubleshooting exercises
- Group discussions
Complete course outline
Five focused days of learning and application
The timings provided are estimates and may vary depending on the number of participants and the discussions taking place during the sessions. They are indicative only and do not constitute a binding commitment.
Day 1
Refrigeration Fundamentals
- Refrigeration cycle
- Thermodynamics
- Pressure-enthalpy diagrams
- Coffee break
- Pressure-enthalpy diagrams (continued)
- Applications
- Lab: Cycle analysis
Day 2
Refrigerants
- Refrigerant types
- Ammonia
- Natural refrigerants
- Coffee break
- Natural refrigerants (continued)
- Regulations
- Safety
Day 3
Components
- Compressors
- Evaporators
- Condensers
- Coffee break
- Condensers (continued)
- Expansion devices
- Controls
Day 4
Efficiency
- Energy use
- Optimisation
- Heat recovery
- Coffee break
- Heat recovery (continued)
- Monitoring
- Case study: Efficiency improvement
Day 5
Maintenance and Safety
- Maintenance tasks
- Leak detection
- Troubleshooting
- Coffee break
- Troubleshooting (continued)
- Emergency procedures
- Capstone: Maintenance and safety plan
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What does Industrial Refrigeration Systems (ME-032) cover?
This course covers Maintenance and Engineering through a structured five-day outline focused on practical application, discussion, and implementation planning.
When is the next available session?
The next scheduled session starts on 9 - 13 November 2026. See the course schedules section for the available dates and delivery formats.
Who should attend this course?
Refrigeration technicians, Facilities and utility engineers, Maintenance managers
Is bilingual course delivery available?
Yes. All course materials and presentations are provided in English, while bilingual explanation and discussion support may be available depending on the selected location and trainer availability. For example, when attending a course in Istanbul, you may request a Turkish-speaking trainer to explain the English course content in Turkish. Arabic explanation support may also be requested at this location. Other languages are available in selected cities. You can choose your preferred language support as an optional preference during registration.
How can I register for a session?
Use any Register button next to the available course dates to open the participant registration page and submit your booking request for the selected session.
Is this course available online as well as classroom-based?
Check the course schedules section for currently published classroom and Online / Live sessions.
Where are classroom sessions delivered?
Current classroom venues include London, Munich, Barcelona, Frankfurt, Rome, Kuala lumpur, Geneva.
How long is the training programme?
The programme runs for five days from 09:00 to 14:00, which gives 25 contact hours, including a daily 30-minute break (22.5 hours of instruction).
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