MATS2400 Hydraulics and Machine Systems Course description

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.

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

No requirements over and above the admission requirements.

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.

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.

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

The exam consist of two parts:

Part 1: Individual exam under supervision, 3 hours. This part counts 60 %

Part 2: A project report. This part counts 40 %. 3-4 students per group.

The exam results can be appealed.

Both parts of the exam must be passed in order to pass the course.

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.

Part 1: All aids allowed, except communication with others.

Part 2: All aids allowed.

Grade scale A-F.

One internal examiner. External examiners are used regularly.

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