ME 2305 Applied Hydraulics and

Pneumatics


Notes on Lesson
Class : III Year Mechanical Engg.,
A & B Section, 2009 Batch.


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Index
1. Class Test Plan - Slide 3
2. Self Study Topics - Slide 4
3. Class Seminar Topics - Slide 5
4. Weekly Assignments - Slide 6 8
5. Open Book Test - Slide 9
6. Notes on Lesson - Slide 10 to 84
Lecturer Hour Activities
Tutorial Hours Details
7. Doubt Clarification Session- Slide 85 to 87
8. Recap Session Details Slide 88 to 91
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Class Test Plan
S.No. Test No. Date Syllabus
1. I 11.07.2011 Unit I
2. II 01.11.2011 Pumps (Gear, vane, Piston)
3. III 22.11.2011 DCV, PCV
4. IV 05.09.2011 Accumulator, Intensifier
5. V 19.09.2011 FRL, Compressors, Air control valves
6. VI 26.10.2011 Fluid Power Circuits
7. VII 10.10.2011 Cascade methods
8. VIII 29.10.2011 PLC
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Self Study Topic

S.No. Unit Self Study Topic
1. I Losses in pipes, Valves and Fittings
2. II Rotary Actuators
3. III Relays & Solenoids
4. IV Properties of Air
5. V Failures and Trouble Shooting
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Class Seminar Topics
S.No. Unit
Class Seminars Topic
1. I Application of Pascals Law (3 application)
2. II Hydraulic Actuators
3. III Application of Intensifier Circuit
4. IV Properties of air and compressors
5. V Application of Fluid power Circuit
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Guidelines for Writing Weekly
Assignments

Assignments should be submitted on or before the last
date before 10.00 A.M.
Assignments should be written only in the college
assignment notebooks.
Assignments should be written using blue or black pen.
Assignments should be neat and legible.
Viva questions will be asked during the submission time. If
not answered then that assignment should be repeated
again.
Doubts related to the assignments can be cleared at any
time.
Assignments should be collected back on the next day of
submission.
Assignments carries 20 % of internal marks
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Weekly Assignment Plan
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Ass.
No.
Date Of
Assign.
Assignment
Last Date of
Submission
1 30-Jun-11
Advantage and Application of Fluid Power
Systems
4-Jul-11
2 7-Jul-11 Various Fluid Power Symbols (Min of 30 Symbols) 11-Jul-11
3 14-Jul-11 Any 3 Application of Pascal's Law - Explain 18-Jul-11
4 21-Jul-11 Explain the basis of Hydraulics 25-Jul-11
5 28-Jul-11
Explain the various losses in pipes, valves and
fittings.
1-Aug-11
6 4-Aug-11 Draw the Diagram of Gear, Vane and Piston Pump 8-Aug-11
7 11-Aug-11 Differentiate Gear, Vane and Piston Pump 15-Aug-11
8 18-Aug-11 Explain Cylinder Cushioning 22-Aug-11
9 25-Aug-11 Draw the DCV, PCV, FCV (Min. of 12 dig.) 29-Aug-11
10 1-Sep-11 Explain any 3 application of Hydraulic circuits 5-Sep-11
Cont
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11 8-Sep-11 Explain Intensifier Circuit 12-Sep-11
12 15-Sep-11 Explain FRL 19-Sep-11
13 22-Sep-11 Explain Air control valves 26-Sep-11
14 29-Sep-11 Explain Sequence and Synchronize circuit 3-Oct-11
15 6-Oct-11 Draw A+B+C+D+D-C-B-A- 10-Oct-11
16 13-Oct-11 Draw A+A-B+B-C+C-D+C- 17-Oct-11
17 20-Oct-11 Explain Fluidics Logic Gates 24-Oct-11
18 27-Oct-11 Explain ladder Diagram 31-Oct-11
19. 03-Nov-11 Explain Low Cost Automation 07-Nov-11
Ass.
No.
Date Of
Assign.
Assignment
Last Date of
Submission
Open Book Test Plan
S.No. Unit test Only Diagrams and circuits
1. I Application of Pascal's law
2. II Pump and valve diagrams
3. III Hydraulics Circuits
4. IV Cascade and pneumo Circuits
5. V Hydride Circuits
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Class : 1 Date :
18.06.2011
Unit : I Period : 3
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Topic : Introduction to subject & syllabus review
Introduction about the subject.
Objective of the Subject
Need of the hydraulics and pneumatics
Industrial applications
Advanced technologies.
Scope for the project work.
Brief explanation on unit I, II, III, IV, V.

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Class : 2 Date :
20.06.2011
Unit : I Period : 3
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Topic : Introduction to fluid power
Explanation about Fluid.
Explanation about Fluid power.
Application of fluid power.
Advantage and disadvantage of fluid power.
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Class : 3 Date :
20.06.2011
Unit : I Period : 4
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Topic : Advantages of fluid power
Detailed discussion on the advantages of
the fluid power system.

12
Class : 4 Date :
23.06.2011
Unit : I Period : 7
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Topic : Application of fluid power system
Various applications of the fluid power
systems.
Merits and demerits of those systems.
Simple circuit of those systems.
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Class : 5 Date :
25.06.2011
Unit : I Period : 3
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Topic : Types of fluid power systems
Classification of fluid power system
Brief description of fluid power system
Merits and demerits of the fluid power system
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Class : 6 Date : 27.06.2011
Unit : I Period : 3
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Topic : Properties of hydraulic fluids, General types
of fluids
Fluid and its classification
Properties of the fluids.
Advantage of the fluid properties
Properties of the hydraulic fluids.
Application of fluids and the hydraulic fluids.
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Class : 7 Date :
27.06.2011
Unit : I Period : 4
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Topic : Fluid power symbols

Various fluid power system symbols and
explanation.
How to differentiate the various fluid power
symbols.
Practices to draw the various fluid power
symbols.
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Class : 8 Date :
30.06.2011
Unit : I Period : 7
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Topic : Basics of hydraulics
Basic hydraulic circuit.
Basic essential components.
Functions of the hydraulic components.
Working of the hydraulic components and
circuits.
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Class : 9 Date :
02.07.2011
Unit : I Period : 3
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Topic : Basics of hydraulics, Applications of
Pascals law
Basics of the Hydraulics.
Pascal law
Various applications of the Pascals law.
Student Seminars.
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Class : 10 Date :
04.07.2011
Unit : I Period : 3
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Topic : Laminar and turbulent flow, Reynoldss
number, Darcys equation
Explanation on laminar and turbulent flow with
application and examples.
Difference between Laminar and Turbulent
Flow.
Reynolds Number Experimental setup,
derivation and application.
Darcy's Equation derivation, equation and its
application.

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Class : 11 Date :
04.07.2011
Unit : I Period : 4
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Topic : Laminar and turbulent flow, Reynoldss
number, Darcys equation
Application, Problems and applications with
real time examples
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Class : 12 Date :
07.07.2011
Unit : I Period : 7
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Topic : Losses In Pipe, Valves And Fittings
Various connecting devices in the Hydraulic
Circuits.
Efficiency of the system.
Effects of leakage and losses of oil.
Effect due to losses in pipes.
Effects due losses in Valves.
Effects due to losses in Fittings.
21
Class : 13 Date :
09.07.2011
Unit : II Period : 3
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Topic : Pumping Theory, Pump Classification
Simple laws on pressure and volume.
Basics of Pumping Theory.
Working Procedure of the Rotary and
reciprocating pumps.
Various types of pumps and descriptions.
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Class : 14 Date :
11.07.2011
Unit : I Period : 3
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Topic : Class Test I : Unit I topics
Basic Hydraulic circuit and its component
explanations.
Various losses in Hydraulic circuits.
Brief Explanation on laminar, turbulent,
Reynolds number, and Darcy equation.
Properties and application of Fluid Power
system.
Applications of Pascal's law
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Class : 15 Date :
11.07.2011
Unit : I Period : 4
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Topic : Class Test I : Unit I topics
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Basic Hydraulic circuit and its component
explanations.
Various losses in Hydraulic circuits.
Brief Explanation on laminar, turbulent,
Reynolds number, and Darcy equation.
Properties and application of Fluid Power
system.
Applications of Pascal's law
Class : 16 Date :
14.07.2011
Unit : II Period : 7
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Topic : Gear pump construction and working of
pumps pump performance
Basics and working principle of the Gear
pump.
Derivation for efficiency calculation of the
gear pump.
Merits and demerits of the gear pump.
Various types of the Gear pump.
Application of the gear pump.
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Class : 17 Date :
16.07.2011
Unit : II Period : 3
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Topic : Gear pump construction and working of
pumps pump performance
Brief Explanation on the various types of the
gear pumps and its operating principle.
Efficiency calculation of the various gear
pumps.
Merits and demerits of the various types of
the gear pumps.

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Class : 18 Date :
18.07.2011
Unit : II Period : 3
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Topic : Vane pump construction and working of
pumps pump performance
Basics and working principle of the Vane
pump.
Derivation for efficiency calculation of the
Vane pump.
Merits and demerits of the Vane pump.
Various types of the Vane pump.
Application of the Vane pump.

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Class : 19 Date :
18.07.2011
Unit : II Period : 4
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Topic : Vane pump construction and working of
pumps pump performance
Brief Explanation on the various types of the
vane pumps and its operating principle.
Efficiency calculation of the various vane
pumps.
Merits and demerits of the various types of
the vane pumps.

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Class : 20 Date :
21.07.2011
Unit : II Period : 7
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Topic : Piston pump construction and working of
pumps pump performance
Basics and working principle of the Piston
pump.
Derivation for efficiency calculation of the
Piston pump.
Merits and demerits of the Piston pump.
Various types of the Piston pump.
Application of the Piston pump.

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Class : 21 Date :
23.07.2011
Unit : II Period : 3
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Topic : Piston pump construction and working of
pumps pump performance
Brief Explanation on the various types of the
Piston pumps and its operating principle.
Efficiency calculation of the various Piston
pumps.
Merits and demerits of the various types of the
Piston pumps.

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Class : 22 Date :
25.07.2011
Unit : II Period : 3
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Topic : Variable displacement pumps
Basics and working principle of the Variable
displacement pump.
Derivation for efficiency calculation of the
Variable displacement .
Merits and demerits of the Variable
displacement
Various types of the Variable displacement .
Application of the Variable displacement
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Class : 23 Date :
25.07.2011
Unit : II Period : 4
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Topic : Linear hydraulic actuators
Basics and working principle of the hydraulic
actuators.
Derivation for efficiency calculation of the
hydraulic actuators.
Merits and demerits of the hydraulic
actuators
Various types of the hydraulic actuators.
Application of the hydraulic actuators
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Class : 24 Date :
28.07.2011
Unit : II Period : 7
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Topic : Types of hydraulic cylinders, Single
acting, double acting
Various Types of Hydraulic Cylinders.
Working principle and the applications.
Single Acting Cylinder and its performance
measurements.
Double acting Cylinder and its performance
measurements.
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Class : 25 Date :
30.07.2011
Unit : II Period : 3
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Topic : Special cylinders like tandem, rod less,
telescopic, cushioning mechanism
Various types of special cylinders and its
applications.
Tandem cylinder.
Rod less Cylinder.
Telescopic cylinder.
Cylinder Cushioning.

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Class : 26 Date :
01.11.2011
Unit : II Period : 3
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Topic : Class Test II : Pump
Any Three Questions
External Gear Pump.
Balanced vane Pump.
Radial Piston Pump.
Cylinder Cushioning.
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Class : 27 Date :
01.11.2011
Unit : II Period : 4
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Topic : Class Test II : Pump
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Any Three Questions
External Gear Pump.
Balanced vane Pump.
Radial Piston Pump.
Cylinder Cushioning.
Class : 28 Date :
04.11.2011
Unit : II Period : 7
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Topic : Rotary actuators :gear, vane and piston
motors
Rotary Actuators types and its various
applications.
Gear actuator and its various types.
Vane Actuator and its Various types.
Piston actuator and its Various types.
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Class : 29 Date :
06.11.2011
Unit : III Period : 3
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Topic : Director control valve 3/2 way valve
Valves
Application of Valves.
Various types of valves.
Principle of DCV
3/2 way DCV.

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Class : 30 Date :
11.11.2011
Unit : III Period : 3
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Topic : 4/2 way valve
4/2 way DCV
39
Class : 31 Date :
11.11.2011
Unit : III Period : 4
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Topic : Shuttle valve check valve
Various other Direction Control Valves.
Shuttle Valves.
Check Valve.
Various other valve.
40
Class : 32 Date :
11.11.2011
Unit : III Period : 7
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Topic : Pressure control valve pressure reducing
valve
Pressure Control valve and its applications.
Working principle of the PCV.
Various types of pressure regulating valves.
Pressure control valve.
Pressure reducing valve.
41
Class : 33 Date :
13.11.2011
Unit : III Period : 3
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Topic : Sequence valve, Flow control valve
fixed and adjustable
Working principle of sequence valve.
Flow control devices and its applications.
Various flow control valves.
Fixed flow control valve
Variable flow control valve.
42
Class : 34 Date :
18.11.2011
Unit : III Period : 7
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Topic : Electrical control solenoid valves, relays,
Ladder diagram
Electrical control valves and its advantages.
Various electrical control valves based on
applications.
Solenoid valves.
Relays.
Ladder diagram and its applications.
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Class : 35 Date :
20.11.2011
Unit : III Period : 3
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Topic : Electrical control solenoid valves, relays,
Ladder diagram
Various electrical control valves based on
applications.
Ladder diagram and its applications.
With Circuits.

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Class : 36 Date :
22.11.2011
Unit : III Period : 3
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Topic : Class Test III : Valves
Any 3 Questions
3/2 DCV valve
Pressure Reducing valve
Shuttle valve, check valve and sequence
valve
Ladder Diagram.
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Class : 37 Date :
22.11.2011
Unit : III Period : 4
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Topic : Class Test III : Valves
Any 3 Questions
3/2 DCV valve
Pressure Reducing valve
Shuttle valve, check valve and sequence
valve
Ladder Diagram.

46
Class : 38 Date :
25.11.2011
Unit : III Period : 7
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Topic : Types of accumulators, sizing of
accumulators
Accumulator.
Application of Accumulator.
Various types of accumulator.
Sizing of accumulator.
47
Class : 39 Date :
27.11.2011
Unit : III Period : 3
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Topic : Accumulators circuits
4 Application circuits of accumulator.

48
Class : 40 Date :
29.11.2011
Unit : III Period : 3
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Topic : Accumulators circuits
4 Application circuits of accumulator.

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Class : 41 Date : 29.11.2011
Unit : III Period : 4
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Topic : Intensifier, applications of intensifier, intensifier
circuit.
Intensifier.
Application of Intensifiers.
Operating principle of intensifier.

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Class : 42 Date :
01.09.2011
Unit : III Period : 7
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Topic : Intensifier applications of intensifier
intensifier circuit.
Intensifier application circuits
51
Class : 43 Date :
03.09.2011
Unit : IV Period : 3
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Topic : Introduction to pneumatics, properties of
air
Pneumatics.
Need for pneumatics.
Comparison of hydraulics and pneumatics.
Application, advantages and disadvantage.
Properties of Air.

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Class : 44 Date :
05.09.2011
Unit : III Period : 3
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Topic : Class test IV : Accumulator &
Intensifier
Any Three Circuits with flow diagram.
Application of accumulator.
Application of Intensifier.
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Class : 45 Date :
05.09.2011
Unit : III Period : 4
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Topic : Class test IV : Accumulator & Intensifier
Any Three Circuits with flow diagram.
Application of accumulator.
Application of Intensifier.

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Class : 46 Date :
11.09.2011
Unit : IV Period : 7
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Topic : Compressors
Compressor
Working principle
Types of compressor
Application, Advantage, and disadvantage of
compressors.
55
Class : 47 Date :
10.09.2011
Unit : IV Period : 3
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Topic : Filter, regulator, lubricator unit
Construction and working principle of Filter,
Regulator and Lubricator.
56
Class : 48 Date :
12.09.2011
Unit : IV Period : 3
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Topic : Air control valves, quick exhaust valves
Air control valves and its application circuits.
Quick exhaust valves and its application
circuits.

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Class : 49 Date :
12.09.2011
Unit : IV Period : 4
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Topic : Pneumatic actuators
Pneumatic actuators.
Various types of the pneumatic actuators.
Application of pneumatic actuators.
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Class : 50 Date :
15.09.2011
Unit : IV Period : 7
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Topic : Fluid power circuit design
Various types of fluid power application with
circuit designs.
59
Class : 51 Date :
17.09.2011
Unit : IV Period : 3
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Topic : Speed control circuits, synchronizing
circuit, penumo hydraulic circuit, sequential circuit
Various speed control circuits.
synchronizing circuit design,
penumo hydraulic circuit,
sequential circuit.
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Class : 52 Date :
19.09.2011
Unit : IV Period : 3
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Topic : Class Test V : Compressor and valves
Various types of compressors.
Circuits using pneumatic valves
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Class : 53 Date :
19.09.2011
Unit : IV Period : 4
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Topic : Class Test V : Compressor and valves
Various types of compressors.
Circuits using pneumatic valves

62
Class : 54 Date :
22.09.2011
Unit : IV Period : 7
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Topic : Speed control circuits, synchronizing
circuit, penumo hydraulic circuit, sequential circuit
Various speed control circuits.
synchronizing circuit design,
penumo hydraulic circuit,
sequential circuit.

63
Class : 55 Date :
24.09.2011
Unit : IV Period : 3
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Topic : Speed control circuits, synchronizing
circuit, penumo hydraulic circuit, sequential circuit
Various speed control circuits.
synchronizing circuit design,
penumo hydraulic circuit,
sequential circuit.

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Class : 56 Date : 26.09.2011
Unit : IV Period : 3
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Topic : Class Test VI : Fluid power Circuits
Any three circuits with flow diagram
Various speed control circuits.
synchronizing circuit design,
penumo hydraulic circuit,
sequential circuit.

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Class : 57 Date :
26.09.2011
Unit : IV Period : 4
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Topic : Class Test VI : Fluid power Circuits
Any three circuits with flow diagram
Various speed control circuits.
synchronizing circuit design,
penumo hydraulic circuit,
sequential circuit.

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Class : 58 Date :
29.09.2011
Unit : IV Period : 7
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Topic : Design for simple applications using
cascade method
Cascade method circuit design procedure
and application
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Class : 59 Date :
01.10.2011
Unit : IV Period : 3
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Topic : Design for simple applications using
cascade method
Cascade method circuit design

68
Class : 60 Date :
03.10.2011
Unit : V Period : 3
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Topic : Design for simple applications using
cascade method
Cascade method circuit design

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Class : 61 Date :
03.10.2011
Unit : V Period : 4
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Topic : Servo systems hydro mechanical servo
systems.

Application circuit for servo system.
Application circuit for hydro mechanical system
Application circuit for hydro mechanical servo
system.
70
Class : 62 Date :
06.10.2011
Unit : V Period : 7
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Topic : Electro hydraulic servo systems &
proportional valves
Application of circuits using electro servo
system
Application circuit using proportional valves.
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Class : 63 Date :
11.10.2011
Unit : V Period : 3
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Topic : Introduction to fluidic devices
Fluidics devices.
Application of fluidics
Working principle of fluidics
Advantages and disadvantage of fluidics.
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Class : 64 Date :
10.10.2011
Unit : V Period : 3
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Topic : Class Test VII : Cascade Method
Cascade circuit design
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Class : 65 Date :
10.10.2011
Unit : IV Period : 4
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Topic : Class Test VII : Cascade Method
Cascade circuit design

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Class : 66 Date :
13.10.2011
Unit : V Period : 7
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Topic : simple circuits
Application circuits using fluidics.
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Class : 67 Date :
15.10.2011
Unit : V Period : 3
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Topic : simple circuits
Application circuits using fluidics.

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Class : 68 Date :
17.10.2011
Unit : V Period : 3
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Topic : Introduction to electro hydraulic pneumatic
logic circuits
Logics
Logic gates.
Electro hydraulic pneumatic logic circuits.
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Class : 69 Date :
17.10.2011
Unit : V Period : 4
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Topic : Ladder diagrams
Ladder Diagram.
Components of ladder diagram.
Ladder diagram design procedure.
Ladder diagram for an application.
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Class : 70 Date :
20.10.2011
Unit : V Period : 7
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Topic : PLC
Basics of PLC
PLC application, merits and demerits.
Low cost automation using PLC.
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Class : 71 Date :
22.10.2011
Unit : V Period : 3
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Topic : PLC
Low cost automation using PLC circuits.

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Class : 72 Date :
24.10.2011
Unit : V Period : 3
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Topic : Applications in fluid power control
Various application of fluid power control
circuits.
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Class : 73 Date :
24.10.2011
Unit : V Period : 4
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Topic : Applications in fluid power control
Various application of fluid power control
circuits.

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Class : 74 Date :
27.10.2011
Unit : V Period : 7
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Topic : Fluid power circuits, failure &
troubleshooting

Failure and trouble shooting of various fluid
power circuits.
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Class : 75 Date :
29.10.2011
Unit : V Period : 3
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Topic : Class test VIII : PLC
Low cost automation.
PLC with ladder diagram.
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Class : 76 Date :
31.10.2011
Unit : V Period : 3
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Topic : Doubt Clarification Session
Any Doubt in Unit I, II and III.
A Overview of the subject.

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Class : 77 Date :
31.10.2011
Unit : V Period : 4
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Topic : Doubt Clarification Session
Any Doubt in Unit IV and V.
A Overview of the subject.

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Class : 78 Date :
03.11.2011
Unit : V Period : 7
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Topic : Doubt Clarification Session
Doubt on any topics.
A overview of the subject recap.
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Class : 79 Date :
Unit : Period :
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Topic : Recap Session
A overview of the subject recap.
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Class : 79 Date :
Unit : Period :
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Topic : Recap Session
A overview of the subject recap.
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Class : 79 Date :
Unit : Period :
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Topic : Open Book Test
As mentioned..
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Open book test and Recap done till the
last day of syllabus completion
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Thank U

All the Best to get Good marks in
the Examination.
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