FLUID POWER

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: M E 363 , CIV ENGR 310 , CBE 320 , graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze various positive displacement pumps for flow, pressure, power, and efficiency Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Determine flow and pressure drop characteristics of spool-type and poppet-type proportional, on-off, and servovalves Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Construct hydraulic system schematics and select components from a functional system description Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Determine efficiency and design improvements for mobile and industrial hydraulic systems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Develop mathematical models of hydraulic system/components and solve using numerical techniques Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze various positive displacement pumps for flow, pressure, power, and efficiency Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Determine flow and pressure drop characteristics of spool-type and poppet-type proportional, on-off, and servovalves Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Construct hydraulic system schematics and select components from a functional system description Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Determine efficiency and design improvements for mobile and industrial hydraulic systems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Develop mathematical models of hydraulic system/components and solve using numerical techniques Audience: Graduate