Hydraulics and Pneumatics detailed syllabus for Agriculture Engineering (Agri) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Agri students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Agriculture Engineering 7th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Agri 7th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Open Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to Agri Open Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of hydraulics and pneumatics is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
FLUID POWER PRINICIPLES AND HYDRAULIC PUMPS Introduction to Fluid power – Advantages and Applications – Fluid power systems – Types of fluids – Properties of fluids and selection – Basics of Hydraulics – Pascal’s Law – Principles of flow -Friction loss – Work, Power and Torque Problems, Sources of Hydraulic power : Pumping Theory – Pump Classification – Construction, Working, Design, Advantages, Disadvantages, Performance, Selection criteria of Linear and Rotary – Fixed and Variable displacement pumps -Problems.
Unit II
HYDRAULIC ACTUATORS AND CONTROL COMPONENTS Hydraulic Actuators: Cylinders – Types and construction, Application, Hydraulic cushioning -Hydraulic motors – Control Components : Direction Control, Flow control and pressure control valves – Types, Construction and Operation – Servo and Proportional valves – Applications -Accessories : Reservoirs, Pressure Switches – Applications – Fluid Power ANSI Symbols -Problems.
Unit III
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Unit IV
PNEUMATIC AND ELECTRO PNEUMATIC SYSTEMS Properties of air – Perfect Gas Laws – Compressor – Filters, Regulator, Lubricator, Muffler, Air control Valves, Quick Exhaust Valves, Pneumatic actuators, Design of Pneumatic circuit -Cascade method – Electro Pneumatic System – Elements – Ladder diagram – Problems, Introduction to fluidics and pneumatic logic circuits
Unit V
TROUBLE SHOOTING AND APPLICATIONS Installation, Selection, Maintenance, Trouble Shooting and Remedies in Hydraulic and Pneumatic systems, Design of hydraulic circuits for Drilling, Planning, Shaping, Surface grinding, Press and Forklift applications. Design of Pneumatic circuits for Pick and Place applications and tool handling in CNC Machine tools – Low cost Automation – Hydraulic and Pneumatic power packs.
Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
- Analyze the methods in fluid power principles and working of hydraulic pumps
- Recognize the concepts in hydraulic actuators and control components
- Obtain the knowledge in basics of hydraulic circuits and systems
- Know about the basics concept in pneumatic and electro pneumatic systems
- Apply the concepts to solve the trouble shooting hydraulic and pneumatics
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Shanmugasundaram.K, “Hydraulic and Pneumatic Controls”. Chand & Co, 2006.
- Majumdar, S.R., “Oil Hydraulics Systems – Principles and Maintenance”, Tata McG Raw Hill, 2001.
- Majumdar, S.R., “Pneumatic Systems – Principles and Maintenance”, Tata McGRaw Hill, 2007.
- Dudley, A. Pease and John J Pippenger, “Basic Fluid Power”, Prentice Hall, 1987
- Srinivasan. R, “Hydraulic and Pneumatic Controls”, Vijay Nicole Imprints, 2008
- Joshi.P, Pneumatic Control”, Wiley India, 2008.
- Jagadeesha T, “Pneumatics Concepts, Design and Applications “, Universities Press, 2015.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Agriculture Engineering 7th Sem, visit Agri 7th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
For all Agriculture Engineering results, visit Anna University Agri all semester results direct link.