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MATS2400 Hydraulics and Machine Systems Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Hydraulikk og maskinsystemer
Study programme
Bachelor's Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2025/2026
Curriculum
FALL 2025
Schedule
Course history

Introduction

Følgende arbeidskrav er obligatorisk og må være godkjent for å fremstille seg til eksamen:

  • Tre av fire individuelle innleveringer må være godkjent.

Recommended preliminary courses

The course is based on Physics MEK1400 and Statics and Introduction to Solid Mechanics MAPE1300.

Required preliminary courses

Individuell skriftlig eksamen under tilsyn på 3 timer

Eksamensresultat kan påklages.

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

Gradert skala A-F.

Course requirements

En intern sensor. Ekstern sensor brukes jevnlig.

Assessment

Emnet er ekvivalent (overlapper 10 stp) med: TRFE1000, EMFE1000, BYFE1000, ELFE1000, DAFE1000, KJFE1000, MAFE1000, MEK1000, FO010A and FO010D.

Ved praktisering av 3-gangers regelen for oppmelding til eksamen teller forsøk brukt i ekvivalente emner.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Part 1: Handheld calculator that does not communicate wirelessly and cannot perform symbolic calculations. If the calculator has the option of storing data in its internal memory, the memory must be erased before the exam. Random tests may be conducted.

Part 2: All aids allowed.

Grading scale

Grade scale A-F.

Examiners

One internal examiner. External examiners are used regularly.

Course contact person

Fikriye Idil Kaya