MEM341 FLUID POWER TECHNOLOGY

Instructor
Tel no.
Email
Credit Hours
Pre-requisite

: Mr. Chiang Ee Pin

: 04-382 3196 (office)
: chiang738@ppinang.uitm.edu.my
: 3 (Lecture: 3 hours/week and Practival 1 hour/week
: MEC241

Course Description
This course covers the fundamental topics for understanding the principle, design and operation
of fluid power system. Topics are classified into two major areas, hydraulics and pneumatic.
Practical sessions give the students better views on working principle of individual components
as well as analysis on relationship between pressures, forces, flow and velocity.
Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to
Explain the principle and operation of hydraulics and pneumatics components and
circuits.
Applied the fundamental laws of fluid mechanics in fluid power technology.
Execute simple fluid power circuit design and assembly.
Course content
1. Introduction to fluid power.
Hydraulics
2. Principles of hydraulics
3. Reservoir and fluid conditioning
4. Fluid conductors and seals
5. Pumps
6. Control valves
7. Actuators
8. Accessories
9. Industrial hydraulic circuits
Pneumatics
10. Principles of pneumatics
11. Compressed air system
12. Controlling pneumatic power
13. Pneumatic circuits
Text book or Reference book
I will be using Fluid Power Technology 7th edition, Anthony Esposito, Prentice Hall as the
textbook for this course.
Other references materials are trade magazines, related websites, video, and fluid power related
text book

Assessments
60% from final examination.
40% course works divided into:
Test 1:
10 %
Test 2:
10%
Practical :
10%
Assignments: 10%
Practical works:
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Introduction to hydraulic components

Introduction to pneumatic components
Input and output power of hydraulic pumps
Operation of control valves
Hydraulic cylinder analysis
Basic hydraulic circuit
Basic pneumatic circuits

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