Chilled Water Industrial Air-Conditioning System Simulator

Abstract

Facilitating learning of industrial technology courses lies on the capability of the instructor to design a curriculum relevant to the needs of the industry.  The main purpose of this study was to design, assemble, and assess the performance of the Chilled Water Industrial Air-Conditioning System Simulator. This study was conducted at Bohol Island State University Main Campus, Tagbilaran City in the second semester of the school year 2017-2018. It was done to create a better understanding for refrigeration and air-conditioning students and electrical technology students on the industrial air-conditioning system and electrical controls operation. The control panel is held outside to allow students to manually perform the installation and troubleshooting of its hard wiring. The study employed the experimental research design in developing the device in the assessment of its performance. The descriptive design was used to determine the acceptability of the simulator in terms of its performance, durability, safeness, convenience and cost. The observation revealed that the device was 100% functional in terms of cooling ability and was 90-100% functional in terms of its functionality. This is an indication that the device is in very good working condition. The level of acceptability of the device had an average weighted mean of 3.74 and was described as “very high”. The results proved that the device is suitable to be used as a device for instruction.