Practical Hydraulic Systems: Operation and Troubleshooting

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Practical Hydraulic Systems: Operation and Troubleshooting Course
Introduction:
By participating in this content-rich course, you can enhance your understanding of hydraulic applications, strengthen your maintenance programs, and become proficient in troubleshooting issues in this field. The course incorporates visually engaging cutaways of major components, allowing participants to grasp their construction and operation. By comprehending the "how" of hydraulic systems, you will gain insights into the causes of failures.
The course employs multimedia presentations to provide participants with a realistic view of hydraulic systems, facilitating a deeper understanding. This comprehensive and interactive five-day Hydraulics workshop covers a wide range of topics. Participants will have the opportunity to explore the construction, design applications, operations, maintenance, and management issues related to hydraulic systems. The workshop delivers the most up-to-date information and best practices in dealing with this subject.
Throughout the workshop, participants will develop the skills and confidence to identify and resolve hydraulic problems in a structured manner. By the end of the course, attendees will possess the necessary expertise to recognize, analyze, and efficiently address hydraulic challenges.
Course Objectives:
- Analyze and explain the purpose of hydraulics
- Examine and describe how mobile hydraulic systems and components operate
- Demonstrate the ability to properly disassemble and reassemble hydraulic components
- Prepare written records of repairs and lab activities including the evaluation of hydraulic components used in class
- Use accepted industry tools and procedures to diagnose problems and assess the serviceability of hydraulic systems
- Demonstrate the ability to read and understand International Organization for Standardization (ISO) hydraulic schematics
- Evaluate and perform required maintenance on mobile hydraulic systems.
Who Should Attend?
- Operation, maintenance, inspection & repair managers, supervisors & engineers
- Plant engineers
- Plant operations and maintenance personnel
- Mechanical engineers and technicians
- Design engineers, Consulting engineers
- Process technicians
Course Outlines:
Fundamentals of Hydraulics
- Means of Power Transmission
- Fluid vs. Liquid
- Pascal's Law
- Advantages of Hydraulic
- Hydraulic System Pressure
- Pressure in a Fluid Column
- Atmospheric Pressure
- Parallel Flow Paths
- Series Flow Paths
- Define Pressure
- Hydraulic System Flow
- Define Flow
- Flow Measurement
- Flow and Pressure Drop
- Bernoulli's Principles Hydraulic Principles Computations
- Pressure/Force/Area Relationships
- Line Velocities
- Determining Actuator Speed
- Define Speed Flow Relationships
- Speed= Flow Rate/Area
- Flow Rate= Speed X Area
- Area- Flow Rate/Speed
- Illustrate Formula Triangle
- Horsepower in Hydraulics Circuits
- Define Work
- Define Power
- Define Measurements of Power
- Torque Calculations
- Define Torque
- Torque= 63025 X HP/RPM
- Calculating HP Actual with Torque Formula Hydraulics System Graphics Symbols
- ANSI Standardization
- ANSI Single Line Circuitry
- Lines/Cylinders
- Rotating Components
- Valves/Reservoir
- Lay-Out Examples
- Interpret Hydraulics Prints Hydraulic Fluids
- Purpose of Fluids
- Quality Requirements
- Prevent Rust, Fluid Build-Up, and Breakdown
- Depress Foaming
- Maintain Stability
- Effectiveness Over Temperature Variation
- Prevention Pitting and Corrosion
- Resist Emulsibility
- Seal/Gasket Compatibility
- Viscosity
- Absolute, SUS and Kinematic Viscosity
- SAE Numbers
- Viscosity Index
- Pour Point
- Lubrication Ability
- Oxidation Resistance
- Rust/Corrosion Prevention
- Demulsibility
- Hydraulic Fluids Types
- Petroleum Oils
- Fire Resistant Fluids
- Fluid Maintenance Hydraulic Reservoir Functions
- Design and Components
- Container Fabrication
- Tank Design
- Breather Cap
- Baffle Plates
- Lines and Fittings
- Reservoir Capacity
- Filters and Strainers
- Define/Size Filter/Strainer
- Locating a Filter