Week #9: (10/31-11/4) Pneumatic Components

[rjagodowski]

NOTE 1. THURSDAY EVENING CLASS: Next week, on 11/7, I will be travelling and class is cancelled. However, Prof. Barry Mason will be here (across the hall) for his class and he can open up the lab IF you wish to work on Pneumatic/Hydraulic experiments. Prof. Mason has taught the Fluid Power course before so he has a little familiarity with the kits. However, attendance on that day IS NOT REQUIRED. Coming in to work on labs is strictly optional.

NOTE 2. MONDAY AFTERNOON CLASS: Monday, 11/11, is Veteran's Day and classes at STCC are cancelled on that day. However, Wednesday, 11/13, follows a Monday schedule per the STCC Academic Calendar STCC Academic Calendar. Please plan accordingly as I WILL hold class on Wednesday, 11/13.

Here is the pdf of the homework assignment distributed last week:

EET-120 HW #2, #3 & #4.pdf

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This week we will begin our discussion of Pneumatic Components. This content in presented in the text in Chapter 17 beginning on page 323.

Pneumatic Filters, Regulators, Lubricators (FRLs)

Types of Pneumatic Compressors. Emphasis will be placed on positive displacement reciprocating single and dual stage compressor types.

Pneumatic Control Valves from AutomationDirect.com as well as this Interactive Demo of Control Valve Operation.

And here's a presentation on
Pneumatic Directional Control Valves

the Air Pilot

and

Pneumatic Actuators.

Simple Pneumatic Circuits

And other related topics:



Pneumatic Schematic Symbols & Flashcards

Pneumatic Air Leaks

Pneumatic Cylinder Flow Control

Pneumatic Cylinder Force Calculator

Manual Control of a Reciprocation Circuit

Repetitive Cylinder Cycling

Designing a Reciprocation Circuit

Pneumatic Air Conservation, which stresses some important concepts regarding the cost to provide pneumatic power, and why it is important to match the output of the compressor to the demands of the pneumatic tools/actuators.