Pneumatic Components

and Circuits
Nimsiri Abhayasinghe

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Pneumatic Control
Systems

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Compressed Air Generation and

Distribution
Air

Compressors

Generate compressed air

Optimum range of pressures
Single stage up to 4 bar
Double stage up to 15 bar
Triple or multi stage over 15 bar

Reservoir

Stores compressed air

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Compressed Air Generation and

Distribution
Air

dryers

Used
to
remove
compressed air
Types:

water

from

Low temperature drying

Adsorption drying
Absorption drying

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Compressed Air Generation and

Distribution
Low

temperature drying

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Compressed Air Generation and

Distribution
Adsorption

drying

Drying agent is a granular material

(gel) consisting silicon dioxide

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Compressed Air Generation and

Distribution
Absorption

drying

Purely chemical process

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Compressed Air Generation and

Distribution
Air

distribution

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Compressed Air Generation and

Distribution
Service

unit

Compressed air filter

Compressed air regulator
Lubricator

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Compressed Air Generation and

Distribution
Compressed

air

filter

and

Regulator

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Compressed Air Generation and

Distribution
Lubricator

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Pneumatic Valves
Controls

the pressure or flow rate of

pressure media
Categories
Direction control valves
- Input/signaling elements
- Processing elements
- Control elements

Non-return valves
Flow control valves
Pressure control valves
Shut-off valves

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Direction Control Valves

3/2

way roller lever valve

(without and with idle return)

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Direction Control Valves

3/2

way air actuated valve

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Direction Control Valves

5/2

way valve

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Direction Control Valves

5/3

way valve

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Non-Return Valve

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Flow Control Valves

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Pressure Control Valves

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Combination Valves

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Pneumatic Control Circuits

Control

of a single acting cylinder

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Pneumatic Control Circuits

Control

of a double acting

cylinder

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Symbols and Standards

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Symbols and Standards

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Symbols and Standards

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Symbols and Standards

Direction Control
Valves

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Symbols and Standards

Direction Control
Valves: ports and
positions

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Symbols and Standards

Port Numbering

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Symbols and Standards

Port Numbering
Examples

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Symbols and Standards

Actuation of Valves

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Symbols and Standards

Actuation of Valves

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Symbols and Standards

Actuation of Valves

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Symbols and Standards

Non-return Valves
and Flow
Controllers

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Symbols and Standards

Pressure Valves

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Cylinders

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Symbols and Standards

Rotary Actuators

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Symbols and Standards

Auxiliary Symbols

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Simulating Pneumatic Control

Circuits
Festo

Fluid Sim Pneumatics

Basic pneumatic simulations

Electro-pneumatic simulations

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