Practical Hydraulics
Practical Hydraulics
This course is designed to be the first step in rigorous hydraulics training for maintenance personnel. Participants come away from this course having identified, connected and adjusted a variety of flow, pressure and directional control valves. Pump basics are covered along with system adjustments, schematic symbol reading and safe work practices.
This course is taught with live hydraulic systems, component simulation software and through instructor guided, hands-on study of hydraulic components.
Learn How To:
- Connect complete hydraulic systems
- Confirm maximum and safe pressure ratings
- Interpret component symbol and function data
- Identify components by their appearance
- Safely adjust basic pressure and flow controls
- Identify directional valve ports and functions
- Verify system pump types and characteristics
- Load a cylinder or motor and interpret pressure readings
Pump Basics
Objective: Identify types and characteristics of pumps
Activity: Connect a pump to a fluid source and to an application circuit
Pressure Valves
Objective: Differentiate between various types of pressure valves
Activity: Connect and correctly adjust pressure valves
Directional Valves
Objective: Explain directional valve types and circuit configurations
Activity: Connect and configure open, closed, tandem and float center directional valves
Flow Control Valves
Objective: Predict the effect of flow control adjustments on actuators and pressure values
Activity: Connect flow controls into typical configurations for hydraulic circuits
Cylinders and Motors
Objective: Predict motion and pressure responses at actuators
Activity: Connect and load a cylinder and motor and read pressures
Safety
Objective: List hydraulic system hazards and proper work precautions
Activity: Bleed down pressures and verify a zero energy state
Where to go from here?
Practical Hydraulics is part of a general hydraulics training plan. It leads into our most popular 2-day course, How to Maintain & Troubleshoot Hydraulic Systems, or any of our machine-specific courses: Hydraulics for Slickline and Wireline, Hydraulics for Coiled Tubing, and Fundamentals of Crane Hydraulics.
