Hydraulics and Pneumatics

Catalog description

Introduces the basic principles of hydraulics and pneumatics and applies these principles to build, maintain and troubleshoot industrial hydraulic and pneumatics circuits. Covers theory, generation, storage, transmission, and usage of hydraulic and pneumatics energy, pressure, and flow. Introduces hydraulic and pneumatics schematics and circuits as well as identification and operation of basic hydraulic and pneumatics components. Introduces basic ladder logic to automate, control and modify an electrically controlled hydraulic and pneumatics system with solenoid-operated directional control valves. Includes a 3-hour per week laboratory session. Prerequisite: MTH 65 or equivalent placement. Audit available.