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MATS2400 Hydraulics and Machine Systems Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Hydraulikk og maskinsystemer
Study programme
Bachelorstudium i ingeniørfag - maskin
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2022/2023
Curriculum
SPRING 2023
Schedule
Course history

Introduction

In this course, the student learns to construct hydraulic systems and select components. The course also includes piping systems and pumps as well as ordinary energy machines. Emphasis is placed both on the understanding of systems and individual components.

Recommended preliminary courses

The course is based on Physics & chemistry MEK1100/Physics MEK1400 and mechanics MAPE1300.

Required preliminary courses

No requirements over and above the admission requirements.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge The student is able to:

  • Account for various machine systems that convert energy.
  • Account for common components included in such systems.

Skills

The student is capable of:

  • Drawing hydraulic wiring diagrams and performing simple system analyzes.
  • Designing and dimensioning certain hydraulic systems.
  • Calculating working pressure, volume flow and flow velocities in pipelines using Bernoulli's equation and continuity equation.
  • Calculating pressure loss and power loss across different types of components in pipelines and finding the operating point of pumps operating in a composite system.
  • Calculating power, torque, and different types of efficiencies for systems based on thermal and electrical energy machines.

General competence

The students will gain:

  • The ability to produce adequate documentation of their own work.

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures, laboratory assignments and supervised exercises.

The estimated workload is four hours of lectures, four hours of supervised exercises and five hours of self-study per week.

Course requirements

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can sit in the exam:

  • 1 project assignment
  • 2 lab reports 
  • 3 individual exercises

Assessment

The Exam consist of two parts:

Part 1: Individual digital home exam, 3 hours. This part counst 60 %

Part 2: A project raport on the Simultation project. This part counst 40 %.

The exam results can be appealed.

In the event of a resit or rescheduled exam, an oral examination may be used instead. In case an oral exam is used, the examination results cannot be appealed.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Part 1: All aids allowed except communications with others

Part 2: All aids allowed.

Grading scale

Grade scale A-F.

Examiners

One internal examiner. External examiners are used regularly.

Course contact person

Rafael Borrajo