This course is INACTIVE
School
Business, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development
Department
Electrical Engineering Technol
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
Industrial Technology
Course Number
145
Course Title
Exploration of Pneumatics
Credit Hours
1.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
16.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
16.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Catalog Course Description
Introduces basic pneumatic principles, skills, and terminology. Students will demonstrate hands-on methods through a project-based approach. The purpose of this course is to explore the fundamentals of pneumatics that are similar to industry method of operations.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
Core Course Topics
- Pneumatic safety
- Overview of Pneumatic Principles
- Transfer of energy
- Compressibility of air
- Common applications in industry
- Pneumatic Actuators
- Cylinders
- Motors
- Scales and Guages
- PSIG – atmospheric
- PSIA – absolute
- Construction
- Control of Pneumatics and Symbols
- Directional
- Flow
- Force, pressure and area calculations
Detailed Learning Objectives (Optional)
- Match selected Pneumatic symbols with their name and function.
- Match each type of Pneumatic pressure or vacuum gage, and scale to its proper description. (Includes: absolute/atmospheric, Bars, milli-bars, inches of water and inches of mercury)
- Given supply air pressure and cylinder bore area calculate the force generated.*
- Safely identify Pneumatic components on an Integrated Manufacturing System.*
Assessment and Requirements
Assessment of Academic Achievement
- Labs
- Assignments
- Projects
- Quizzes
Texts
To be determined by instructor.
Outcomes
Satisfies Wellness Requirement
No
Approval Dates
Effective Term
Fall 2023