| The design of hydraulic systems for industrial processes. Topics include hydraulics symbology, hydraulic fluids, industrial hydraulic circuits, hydraulic actuator design and selection, pressure control, speed and flow control, servo-directional valves, reservoir design, contamination control, instrumentation in hydraulics and digital application in hydraulic systems. The course introduces programmable logic control (PLC) of hydraulic systems.Prerequisite: ME 3703 or EE 3313. |
