Course Description
This is the third lesson in the iKNOW™ Industrial Hydraulic Power Library. The lesson discusses the types, properties, and functions of hydraulic fluids and the components in which they are used.
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Course Outline
Topics:
Piston Actuator Lubrication
Directional Control Valve
Fluid Characteristics
Fluid Types
Contamination
Reservoirs
Strainers and Filters
Bypass Check Valve
Piping
Objectives:
• Describe the types, properties, and functions of hydraulic fluid that make power transmission possible.
• List sources of fluid contamination and ways to avoid contamination.
• List the purposes of a hydraulic reservoir.
• Identify the components of a hydraulic reservoir and describe their functions.
• Describe the conditions necessary for proper functioning of a hydraulic reservoir.
• Identify the location of hydraulic filters at various points in a schematic
representation of a hydraulic system.
• Describe the purposes of hydraulic filters.
• Describe the purpose and function of the by-pass valve.
• Describe the functions of hydraulic piping.
• Describe the conditions necessary for proper functioning of hydraulic piping and connections and identify common indicators of malfunction.
Piston Actuator Lubrication
Directional Control Valve
Fluid Characteristics
Fluid Types
Contamination
Reservoirs
Strainers and Filters
Bypass Check Valve
Piping
Objectives:
• Describe the types, properties, and functions of hydraulic fluid that make power transmission possible.
• List sources of fluid contamination and ways to avoid contamination.
• List the purposes of a hydraulic reservoir.
• Identify the components of a hydraulic reservoir and describe their functions.
• Describe the conditions necessary for proper functioning of a hydraulic reservoir.
• Identify the location of hydraulic filters at various points in a schematic
representation of a hydraulic system.
• Describe the purposes of hydraulic filters.
• Describe the purpose and function of the by-pass valve.
• Describe the functions of hydraulic piping.
• Describe the conditions necessary for proper functioning of hydraulic piping and connections and identify common indicators of malfunction.