14ME413: HYDRAULICS AND PNEUMATICS (4-0-0-8-4)

Faculty: DS

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UNIT 1
Chapter 1
Introduction to
Introduction to Hydraulic Power,
1 Hydraulic Power 2 2
Application of Pascal’s law.
T2

Chapter 1
2 Structure of Hydraulic control systems 2 4
T2

Chapter 1 The source of Hydraulic Power, Types

2 8
3-4 T2 of pumps.

Chapter 1 Piston pump, specifications, efficiencies

5 2 10
T2 Numerical systems

Chapter 1
Gear pump, Vane pump, Numerical
6 T2 2 12
systems.

UNIT 2

Chapter 2
Hydraulic
7-8 Introduction , Hydraulic Cylinders 2 16
Cylinders
T1
Chapter 2 Hydraulic Cylinders, force, power and
9 2 18
T1 speed., Numericals

Chapter 2 Hydraulic Motors:, motor types.

10 2 20
T1 Numericals

Chapter 2 Hydraulic motors torque, speed

11 2 22
T1 Numericals
Hydraulic power and efficiency,
Chapter 2 Numericals
12 - 13 2 26
T1
 UNIT 3

Chapter 3
Control Control Components in Hydraulic
14 Components in 2 28
Systems
Hydraulic Systems
T1
Chapter 3 Two way directional control valves
15 - 16 2 32
T1
Three way directional control valves
Chapter 3
17 - 18 2 36
T1

Chapter 3
Four way directional control valves 2 40
19 - 20 T1

Chapter 4
21 Directional control valves actuation 2 42
T2

Chapter 4 Directional control valves actuation

22 - 23 2 46
T2 circuits

Chapter 4
24 – 28 Introduction :Pressure control valves 2 56
T2

Chapter 4
29 - 30 Pressure relief valves 2 60
T2

Chapter 4
31 Pressure reducing valves 2 62
T2

Chapter 4
32 - 33 Pressure sequencing valves 2 66
T2
Introduction : Flow control valves.
Chapter 4
34 Types 2 68
T2

Chapter 4 Pressure compensated flow control

35 2 70
T2 valve
Meter- in flow control valve, Meter- in
flow control valve
Chapter 4
36 2 72
T2

UNIT 4
 Chapter 5
Hydraulic Hydraulic Circuits, Control of single and
37 - 38 2 76
Circuits: double acting hydraulic cylinder.
T2
Chapter 5
39 - 40 Hydraulic cylinder sequencing circuits. 2 80
T2

Chapter 5
41 Hydraulic press circuits. 2 82
T2

Chapter 5
42 - 43 Speed control of hydraulic cylinder, 2 86
T2

Chapter 5
44 Intensifiers, Accumulators 2 88
T2

Chapter 5
45 - 47 Contamination of fluids and filtration 2 94
T2

UNIT 5

Chapter 6 Introduction to Pneumatic Systems,

Pneumatic Structure of systems, Choices of
48 2 96
System working medium, characteristics of
T2,T3 compressed air

Chapter 6 Pneumatic actuators, Pneumatic

49 2 98
T2,T3 cylinders

Chapter 6 Motors, control valves; Working Oil

50 2 100
T3 Medium, Contamination and Control

51 Revision - -

52 Revision - -

Text Book:
1. “Fluid Power with Applications, A Esposito, Prentice Hall 1988
2. ‘Introduction to Fluid Power’, James L. Johnson, Delmar Thomson Learning, Eswar press,
2003
3.‘Pneumatics and Hydraulics’, Andrew Parr, Jaico Publishing Co. 2005