ME40058: Fluid power
[Page last updated: 03 August 2022]
| Academic Year: | 2022/23 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
| Period: |
- Semester 1
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 20%, EX 80% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Coursework (CW 20%)
- Examination (EX 80%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- ME40058 Reassessment Examination (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes:
| After taking this unit the student should be able to: Analyse the operation of fluid power system components and select the correct type and size for a given duty. Derive the equations of motion for typical fluid power systems and hence obtain their dynamic response. Design fluid power systems for simple applications.
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| Aims: | To give the student an appreciation of the transmission of power using hydraulic and pneumatic systems. To enable students to analyse and design simple hydraulic actuation and transmission systems. To give detail of typical applications in mobile and industrial fields.
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| Skills: | Numeracy; problem solving; working independently.
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| Content: | Examples of new and established fluid power applications (e.g. excavators, aerospace flight control, wind & wave power transmissions, robotics). Types of hydraulic fluid and their physical properties, contamination control. Hydraulic pump and motor types, flow and pressure control valves, accumulators and hydrostatic transmissions. Valve and pump controlled hydraulic circuits and their design, system efficiency considerations. Fluid compressibility, system stiffness. Servo systems and electrohydraulic valves. Flow fluctuation and noise effects. Topics for self study that could be examined.
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| Programme availability: |
ME40058 is Optional on the following programmes:
Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
- UEXX-AFM02 : MEng(Hons) Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (Year 4)
- UEXX-AKM02 : MEng(Hons) Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 5)
Department of Mechanical Engineering
- UEME-AFM04 : MEng(Hons) Aerospace Engineering (Year 4)
- UEME-AKM04 : MEng(Hons) Aerospace Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 5)
- UEME-AFM48 : MEng(Hons) Integrated Design Engineering (Year 4)
- UEME-AKM48 : MEng(Hons) Integrated Design Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 5)
- UEME-AFM16 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering (Year 4)
- UEME-AKM16 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 5)
- UEME-AFM38 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management (Year 4)
- UEME-AKM38 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing and Management with Year long work placement (Year 5)
- UEME-AFM47 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering (Year 4)
- UEME-AKM47 : MEng(Hons) Mechanical with Automotive Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 5)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2022/23 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2023/24 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2022/23.
- Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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