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Sep 07, 2024
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Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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MT 227A Pneumatics and Hydraulics Fundamentals Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 3 Credits: 3
Covers theory, operation and application of hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Includes diagnosis, service, maintenance repair of pneumatic components and systems.
Prerequisite: MTH 070 with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor. Student Learning Outcomes:
- Discuss the principles of fluid systems and how they are used in control and logic systems.
- Design, repair, test, assemble and troubleshoot fluid logic and control systems (and vacuum systems too!)
Content Outline
- Introduction to Fluid Power
- Properties of Liquids
- Shapelessness
- Incompressibility
- Pascal’s Law
- Density and specific gravity
- Bernoulli’s Equation
- Properties of Gases
- Compressibility
- Gage pressure and absolute pressure
- Charles’ and Boyle’s Laws
- Universal Gas Law
- Pressure and Forces in Fluid Systems at Rest
- Fluid pressure
- Multiplication of forces
- Work in equals work out
- Manometers and pressure gauges
- Fluids in Motion
- Description of flow
- Volume and velocity flow
- Steady and unsteady flow
- Streamline and turbulent flow
- Flow of fluids in pipes
- Fluid flow rate
- Continuity equation
- Friction
- Fluid flow energy relations
- Conservation of energy
- Interpretation of Bernoulli’s equation
- Power required and delivered by pumps
- Power delivered by fluid actuators
- Fluid Power Graphical Symbols
- Pneumatic Components and Circuits
- Air compressor
- Cylinder, valves
- Air tank
- Safety switch, reliefs
- Air coolers
- Filters, lubricators, regulators
- Valves
- Directional control valves
- Pilot operated valves
- Solenoid operated valves
- Flow control valves
- Air cylinders
- Pneumatic Circuits
- Speed control circuits
- Single acting cylinder
- Double acting cylinder
- Multiple speed control
- Force control circuits
- Air-to-air booster
- Multiple pressure selection
- Differential pressure
- Sequencing with interlock
- Sequence valve
- Pressure switch sequencing
- Air pilot
- Logic
- Logic symbols
- Logic devices
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