APT 150 - Hydraulic and Pneumatic Fundamentals

3 Credit(s)
The course provides the basic theory of fluid power systems including Pascal’s Law. Students will study the various components of fluid power systems including pumps, valves, cylinders, filters, heat exchangers, pressure regulators and accumulators. Hydraulic terminology and the use of hydraulic symbols on schematics are an area of focus. Students will design and troubleshoot elementary fluid power circuits. Students will also study pneumatic systems and system components. Both hydraulic and pneumatic system are covered in the maintenance sections.

Corequisite(s): APT 103 and APT 104 with a minimum grad of “C”, and satisfactory numerical placement test scores or MATH 101 or MATH 108 or MATH 113 or MATH 279 or MATH 280 or MATH 281.