Course detail

Fluid Power

FSI-MIMAcad. year: 2026/2027

The course provides students with basic knowledge in the field of fluid power - hydraulic and pneumatic mechanisms which are a part of many modern machines and equipment. It contains the basic theoretical knowledge, description of the most important hydraulic elements, hydraulic drives and introduction to the design of hydraulic circuits. In the field of pneumatic mechanisms, it presents the basics of theory, a description of basic elements, including their application and possibilities for compressed air production.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. František Pochylý, CSc.

Department

Energy Institute (EÚ)

Entry knowledge

Necessary knowledge: differential and integral calculus, hydrostatics and hydrodynamics, gas mechanics, numerical mathematics.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Course-unit credit is awarded on the following conditions - sufficient attendance and running knowledge of the subject-matter.Examination.

Examination requirements - course-unit credit, knowledge of the subject-matter and ability to apply it to the given examples. The exam has a written and an oral part. The oral exam is not compulsory. It is used for the classification finishing. The overall evaluation is according to the ECTS scale.

Aims

The student will acquire knowledge and information about the design of hydraulic and pneumatic generators and motors and the other basic elements, as well as basic circuits.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

IVANTYŠYN, Jaroslav a Monika IVANTYŠYNOVÁ. Hydrostatic pumps and motors: principles, design, performance, modelling, analysis, control and testing. New Delhi: Tech Books International, c2003. ISBN 81-88305-08-1.
KOPÁČEK, Jaroslav. Pneumatické mechanismy. Žilina: Vysoká škola dopravy a spojov v Žiline, 1991. ISBN 80-710-0057-4.
PEŇÁZ, Václav a Dušan BENŽA. Tekutinové mechanismy. Brno: Vysoké učení technické v Brně, 1990. Učební texty vysokých škol (Vysoké učení technické v Brně). ISBN 80-214-0082-X.
PIVOŇKA, Josef. Tekutinové mechanismy. Praha: SNTL, 1987.
STRÁŽOVEC, Igor a Pavol KUČÍK. Tekutinové mechanizmy. Žilina: EDIS, 2000. ISBN 80-710-0804-4.

Recommended reading

WATTON, John. Fundamentals of fluid power control. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009. ISBN 05-217-6250-2. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-ETI-P Master's

    specialization FLI , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme N-SUE-P Master's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. František Pochylý, CSc.

Syllabus

  1. Fluid power mechanisms - introduction.
  2. Basic theoretical knowledge and operating of hydraulic circuits.
  3. Hydraulic pumps.
  4. Hydraulic motors.
  5. Hydraulic stop-flow valves and elements.
  6. Hydraulic pressure control elements.
  7. Hydraulic flow control elements.
  8. Electrohydraulic control elements and hydraulic drives.
  9. Basic hydraulic circuits I.
  10. Basic hydraulic cirquits II.
  11. Basic types of hydraulic circuits.
  12. Compressed air and pneumatic circuit elements.
  13. Digital hydraulics.

Laboratory exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. František Pochylý, CSc.

Syllabus

  1. Pressure losses calculations.
  2. Volume losses calculations.
  3. Hydraulic circuit heat relations computation.
  4. Gear pump - design calculation.
  5. Axial piston pump - design calculation.
  6. Radial piston pump - design calculation.
  7. Hydraulic cylinder - design calculation.
  8. Vane pump – design calculation.
  9. Determination of kinematic conditions of radial piston pump.
  10. Determination of basic parameters of hydrodynamic coupling.
  11. Gas accumulator computation.
  12. Application of the gas state equation for the ideal gas and a real gas.
  13. Use of compressed air in pneumatic motors.