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Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
Pneumatic MMK431 Elective Bachelor's degree 4 Fall 3

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Kadri Süleyman YİĞİT

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) To learn production and specialities of compressed air.
2) To learn conditioning of compressed air.
3) To learn controlling of compressed air with valves
4) To learn working principles and fields of pneumatic actuators.
5) To learn sealing in pneumatic systems
6) To learn pneumatic vaccume technique
7) To learn pneumatic control systems

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

  Program Competencies
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Learning Outcomes
1 High High Middle Middle High Middle Middle Middle Middle Middle High Middle Middle Low Low Low High Low High
2 High High Middle Middle High Middle Middle Middle Middle Middle High Middle Middle Low Low Low High Low High
3 High High Middle Middle High Middle Middle Middle Middle Middle High Middle Middle Low Low Low High Low High
4 High High Middle Middle High Middle Middle Middle Middle Middle High Middle Middle Low Low Low High Low High
5 High High Middle Middle High Middle Middle Middle Middle Middle High Middle Middle Low Low Low High Low High
6 High High Middle Middle High Middle Middle Middle Middle Middle High Middle Middle Low Low Low High Low High
7 High High Middle Middle High Middle Middle Middle Middle Middle High Middle Middle Low Low Low High Low High

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Not Required

Course Contents

Application Areas of Pneumatics, Symbols and Standards, Compressed Air Preparation, Pneumatic Cylinders, Directional Control Valves, Function of Directional Control Valves, Piloting of Pneumatic Directional Control Valves, pneumatic Control Elements: check valves, and Choke Valves, Shuttle and Double Cut-off Valves, Pneumatic Time Delay Valve, Pneumatic circuit diagram design and analysis.

Weekly Schedule

1) Fundamentals of pneumatics
2) Preparation of compressed air
3) Conditioning of compressed air
4) Pressure control valves
5) Direction control valves
6) Flow control valves
7) Flow control valves
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Pneumatic cylinders
10) Pneumatic air pumps
11) Sealing at pneumatic systems
12) Vaccume technique
13) Pneumatic control circuits
14) Industrial pneumatic circuit applications
15) Industrial pneumatic circuit applications
16) Final examination

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Drill and Practice
3) Lab / Workshop
4) Problem Solving
5) Project Based Learning


Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade

40%

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

60%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required