Revised 09/2012

DSL 150 - Mobile Hydraulics and Pneumatics (3 CR.)

Course Description

None.

General Course Purpose

To provide students with a basic understanding of mobile hydraulic/pneumatic systems and their design.

Course Prerequisites/Corequisites

This course does not have a pre-requisite, but the students should have adequate, high school level reading and comprehension skills in English. Also, the student should have the ability to perform basic math skills including fractions.

Course Objectives

Upon completing the course, the student will be able to:

• Explain fundamental hydraulic principles.
• Apply the laws of hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Calculate force, pressure and area.
• Interpret hydraulic and pneumatic schematics.
• Outline the properties of fluids.
• Describe the functions of pumps, motors, valves, and actuators.

Major Topics to Be Included

 

• Pascal’s Law and its effect on hydraulic/pneumatic systems
• Read and layout various hydraulic/pneumatic schematics
• Identification and operation of various types of hydraulic/pneumatic pumps and motors used in mobile systems
• Identification and operation of various types of valves used in hydraulic/pneumatic systems
• Identification and operation of various filtration and hydraulic storage systems