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Apr 19, 2024
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2022-2023 Yavapai College Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]
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MET 160 - Basic Machine Hydraulics and Pneumatics
Description: Operational theory and testing techniques related to hydraulic and pneumatic components and circuits on mobile diesel equipment. Includes fluid power principles and investigates the functional characteristic of hydraulic pumps, flow valves, pressure valves, directional valves, motors, cylinders and accumulators. Emphasis on the student's ability to test, service, and repair diesel equipment hydraulic systems and system components.
Credits: 2
Lecture: 1
Lab: 2
Course Content:
- Safety procedures and processes
- Machine specific hydraulic components (valves, pumps, and cylinders)
- Machine specific hydraulic circuits/systems and their functional characteristics
- Machine specific hydraulic/pneumatic components (pumps, motors, valves, cylinders, accumulators) and their functional characteristics.
- Machine specific maintenance
- Service and repair information to perform needed maintenance, service, testing, and repairs
- Hydraulic/pneumatic graphic symbols
Learning Outcomes:
- Assembly, operation, and testing (pressure and or flow) various machine hydraulic/pneumatic circuits that includes pumps, motors, valves, cylinders, and accumulators.Identify shop environment and hazards. (1)
- Utilize emergency procedures and policy. (1)
- Implement physical well-being and practice by following safety guidelines. (1)
- Utilize material safety data sheets and chemicals in the shop environment. (1)
- Remove and reinstall hydraulic and pneumatic components. (2)
- Disassemble, inspect, and reassemble hydraulic/pneumatic cylinder, pump, flow valve, pressure valve, directional valve. (2)
- Diagram the operational features and functions of machine specific hydraulic/pneumatic circuits. (3)
- Describe how (collectively) hydraulic/pneumatic pumps, valves, motors, accumulators, cylinders, and the fluid function to operation the machine's hydraulic system. (4)
- Determine which hydraulic/pneumatic components are utilized in various mobile equipment. (4)
- Analyze oil sample information to determine condition of various hydraulic circuits. (5)
- Obtain oil sample from hydraulic system. (5)
- Perform maintenance procedures to ensure hydraulic/pneumatic systems operate as designed. (5)
- Find and apply service and repair information. (6)
- Identify "on equipment" hydraulic and pneumatic component types using graphic symbol. (7)
- Describe operational features of hydraulic/pneumatic components and circuits using hydraulic/pneumatic graphic symbols and diagrams. (7)
- Install various hydraulic/pneumatic components on diesel equipment, bleed or adjust system as needed. (8)
- Perform hydraulic/pneumatic pressure and or flow testing procedures as outlined in the equipment manual. (8)
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