Course Code
MECH 255
Academic Year
2016-2017
This course covers two major topics: 1) The use of compressed air as a power and control medium. The focus is to select industrially used pneumatic and electrical hardware and to design simple sequencing and control circuits. 2) Introduction to hydraulic principles, components and their use in hydraulic circuits. The course will prepare students to identify and install, specify and select basic components to build hydraulic circuits.