PHY 212 - Hydraulics

Institution:

White Mountains Community College

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Description:

(4 Credits) This course focuses on the application of the principles of hydraulics to the field of industrial and mobile equipment hydraulics. Topics include hydraulic pumps and motors, pressure and flow control valves, direction control valves, as well as counter-balance, sequence and pressure-reducing valves. Accumulators, cylinders, solenoid and pilot-operated valves are also studied. Students get practice reading hydraulic schematics, designing and building various hydraulic circuits using training benches and interactive software. They observe real applications of hydraulics to mobile equipment technology using an interactive series of CD ROMS developed by the Caterpillar Corporation. (Prereq uisite: BMAT112 or POI)

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wmcc.edu

Phone Number:

(603) 752-1113

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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