CPCPMS4011Design, size and lay out heating and cooling systems

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What an assessment for CPCPMS4011 must cover

33 assessable components: 2 elements (6 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 22 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Identify system requirements.

  • 1.1Access, read and determine heating and cooling installation requirements from job specifications, relevant Australian Standards, codes, manufacturer’s specifications and jurisdictional requirements.
  • 1.2Identify and apply workplace policies and procedures, work health and safety (WHS) and environmental requirements.
  • 1.3Determine quantity, location, fixtures and legal points of discharge.

2 Design and size system layout.

  • 2.1Review building drawings plans and specifications to determine heating and cooling requirements.
  • 2.2Perform sizing of air conditioning or small-bore heating system to provide for required heating and cooling load and to determine required piping and ducting.
  • 2.3Produce final system layout plans according to job specifications, relevant Australian Standards, codes, manufacturer’s specifications and jurisdictional requirements.

Performance evidence

  • designing, sizing and documenting the layout details of a domestic heating and cooling system requiring a minimum heat load of 150 megajoules (MJ) per hour
  • designing, sizing and documenting the layout details of a commercial heating and cooling system for a structure with at least four floors.
  • ducting systems for air conditioning, heating or ventilation purposes in buildings Class 1 or 2 with a maximum static pressure of 0.75 kPa and a maximum velocity of 12.5 metres per second
  • piping systems conveying heating and chilled water operating at a maximum pressure of 700 kPa or a maximum temperature of 100°C
  • systems having a maximum output of 50 kW and total air quantities not exceeding 950 litres per second.

Knowledge evidence

  • principles, operation and characteristics of heating and cooling systems
  • characteristics and application of different fixing and joining techniques and methods
  • characteristics and application of pipe and ducting systems, including their fittings and fixture supports and fixing and joining techniques
  • design concepts and performance measures for heating and cooling systems
  • effective isolation processes and procedures
  • electrical and electronic principles and safety requirements
  • process of designing, sizing and documenting the layout of heating and cooling systems
  • properties of water and air, including pressure and flow rates
  • evaporative cooling system
  • hydronic heating system
  • hydronic cooling system
  • warm air system
  • refrigerated air conditioning system
  • boilers
  • piping
  • radiators
  • use of computers and relevant computer-aided design (CAD) software
  • drafting materials and equipment
  • relevant structure plans and specifications
  • how to access relevant information, including codes and standards
  • tools, materials and equipment used to design, size and document the layout of heating and cooling systems
  • work health and safety (WHS) requirements for designing, sizing and documenting the layout of heating and cooling systems.

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What does an assessment tool for CPCPMS4011 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CPCPMS4011 needs to address all 33 unit components: 2 elements with 6 performance criteria, 5 performance evidence requirements, 22 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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