Philadelphia University
Mechatronics Engineering Department
Faculty of Engineering
Second Semester 2011/2012
Course Title
Course Number
Course Level
Class Time
Instructor
email
website
Prerequisites
Office Hours
Text Book
Course Syllabus
Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems
640435
4th year
8.10  9.00 Sun/Tues/Thurs
Dr. Ibrahim Al-Naimi
inaimi@philadelphia.edu.jo
Automatic Control (640344) and Thermo Fluid (640335)
Hours: 2:00 – 4.00 Tuesday and Thursday
Office: E6408
1- Anthony Esposito; "Fluid Power with Applications" Prentice-Hall
International, 2000.
2- Peter Croser, Frank Ebel, "Pneumatics" , FESTO, 2000
Course Description:
This course provides different theories and applications of hydraulic and pneumatic power/
control systems.
Course Objectives:
By completing this module, the student should be able to:
 Understand the main components of the hydraulic and pneumatic systems
 Design hydraulic and pneumatic circuits.
 Design and understand the electro-hydraulic and electro-pneumatic circuits.
Week
Feb 12
Feb 19
Feb26
Mar 4
Mar 11
Mar 18
Mar 25
Apr 1
Apr 8
Apr 15
Apr 22
Apr 29
May 6
May 13
May 20
Course Academic Calendar
Subject
Introduction of fluid power
Pneumatic characteristics and applications
Air generation, treatments and distribution
Air generation, treatments and distribution
Pneumatic actuators
Pneumatic actuators
Exam I (Mar 18 - 26)
Input, control, and processing elements
Pneumatic system design and development
Pneumatic system design and development
Pneumatic system design and development
Hydraulic characteristics and applications
Exam II (Apr 29 – May 7)
Hydraulic generation treatments and distribution
Hydraulic actuators
input, control, and processing elements
Hydraulic system design and development
FINAL EXAMS (May 27 – Jun 6)
Course Syllabus for Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems (page 1 of 2)
Dr. Ibrahim Al-Naimi
Notes
Philadelphia University
Mechatronics Engineering Department
Faculty of Engineering
Second Semester 2011/2012
Assessment Instruments
Evaluation of students’ performance (final grade) will be based on the following three categories:
 Exams. Two in-class exams will be given. Each will cover about 5-weeks of lectures
 Project. A project assignment will be handed to the students. The assignment will ask the
students to design, simulate, and build a simple electro-pneumatic or electro-hydraulic
system. Students will be evaluated according to their in-lab circuit testing, analytical
thinking, and report writing. A group of two students are expected to work on the project.
The project should be submitted before Monday 14/05/2012.
 Final Exam: The final exam will cover all the class material.
Allocation of Marks
Exam I
Exam II
Quiz
Project
Final Exam
20%
20%
10%
10%
40%
References
Books
 1- Fluid Power Hydraulics by Johnson, Robert Kresses 1982
 2- Power Hydraulics by J. Ashby, Prentice Hall 3rd Edition
Websites
Course Syllabus for Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems (page 2 of 2)
Dr. Ibrahim Al-Naimi