Common Units

This unit describes the competencies required by a technician in order to apply thermodynamics principles in their work. It involves interpreting fundamentals of thermodynamics, performing steady and non-steady flow processes, understanding gas law and steam cycle, performing thermodynamics reversibility and entropy, analysing ideal gas cycle, demonstrating understanding of fuel and combustion, performing heat transfer, using heat exchangers in fluid temperature control, safely operating air compressors, assessing stability and operation of gas turbine combustion systems, describing steam turbines, applying heating and cooling system, applying negative temperature coefficient (NTC), applying thermistors on temperature measurements and applying heat sinks on semiconductors.

This unit describes the competencies required by a technician in order to apply a wide range of workshop processes and practice skills in their work. It involves using technical drawing to plan work operations, choosing appropriate tools and materials, measuring and marking-out dimensions on work pieces, using hand tools to cut and file part, using drills to make holes, thread using taps and dies, producing components using a lathe machine, a milling machine and a grinding machine, demonstrate material workshop processes, assembling metal parts and sub-assemblies, polishing finished work and performing housekeeping.

This unit describes the competencies required by a technician in order to apply material science principles. It involves analysing engineering materials properties, applying of material science to engineering, performing heat treatment, performing material testing and preventing material corrosion.