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MCE 216 Hydraulic and Pneumatics Systems

ND2 levelEngineering & Technology15 topics

MCE 216 covers 15 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Basic concepts of fluid power
  2. Hydraulic and pneumatic systems overview
  3. Fluid properties and Pascal’s law
  4. Continuity and Bernoulli equations
  5. Components of hydraulic systems
  6. Components of pneumatic systems
  7. Hydraulic versus pneumatic systems
  8. Compressed air properties and gas laws
  9. Compressed air production, supply and preparation
  10. Advantages and limitations of hydraulic and pneumatic systems
  11. Hydraulic pipes and piping layout
  12. Hydraulic pumps
  13. Control valves
  14. Hydraulic actuators
  15. Auxiliary hydraulic elements

A sample from this course

One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Basic concepts of fluid power

Fluid power systems use incompressible fluids to transmit force and motion. Mastering the definition of pressure, the principle of Pascal, and the basic components (pump, cylinder, valve, reservoir) is essential for solving force‑balance, efficiency, and sizing questions in the NUC CCMAS, NBTE, and NCCE syllabi.

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