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Pneumatics mechanisms

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Course Unit Code338-0326/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
DVO31Ing. Lukáš Dvořák, Ph.D.
Summary
Students will learn about the function of pneumatic elements, their construction and characteristics and their use in pneumatic and electropneumatic circuits. They will also learn basic computations in the field of pneumatic mechanisms. In the course of the semester, emphasis will be placed on the drawing of pneumatic circuit diagrams and their practical assembly on trainers.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Students will learn about the function of pneumatic elements, their construction and characteristics and their use in pneumatic and electropneumatic circuits. They will also learn basic computations in the field of pneumatic mechanisms. Students will be able to design and assemble basic pneumatic circuits.
Course Contents
1 Overview and justification of the advantages of pneumatic mechanisms for various application. Comparison with other types of mechanisms, criteria.
2 Analysis of disadvantages and possibilities of disadvantages elimination
3 Properties of compressed air. The basic relations of thermodynamics calculations.
4 Production and distribution of compressed air.
5 Pneumatic cylinders and other motors, distribution, construction. Gripping head.
6 Pneumatic cylinders, basic calculations.
7 Directional control valves, flow rate control valves.
8 Pressure valves, combined elements, filters, mist separators
9 Basic pneumatic mechanisms for control of position, velocity, pressure, force and torque. Diagram of the movement.
10 Logical components.Vacuum pneumatic mechanisms.
11 Basic problems of the operation, maintenance and diagnostics of pneumaticmechanisms.
12 Measuring and testing of pneumatic components and circuits.
13 Application of pneumatic mechanisms in different machines and equipment: manufacturing, transport and handling technologies.
14 Analysis of drawing documentation of pneumatic and electropneumatic circuits.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
BEATER, P. Pneumatic drives: system design, modelling and control. Berlin: Springer, 2007. 323 p. ISBN 978-3-540-69470-0. Online version available at: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-540-69471-7.
KOPÁČEK,J., ŽÁČEK,M. Pneumatická zařízení strojů. Ostrava: VŠB - TU Ostrava, 2003. 94 s. ISBN 80-248-0442-5.
KOPÁČEK,J., ŽÁČEK,M. Pneumatická zařízení strojů – učební opory. Ostrava: VŠB - TU Ostrava, 2007. Dostupné na: https://www.fs.vsb.cz/338/cs/studium/skripta/.
KOLEKTIV AUTORŮ. SMC Training – Stlačený vzduch a jeho využití. Brno: SMC Industrial Automation CZ s.r.o. 3. vydání. 344 s.
Recommended Reading:
BARBER, A. Pneumatic handbook . Oxford : Elsevier Advanced Technology, 1997. Online version available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781856172493.
PARR, A. Hydraulics and Pneumatics - A Technician's and Engineer's Guide (3rd Edition). 2011. Elsevier. Online version available at: https://app.knovel.com/web/toc.v/cid:kpHPATEG01/viewerType:toc

SMC - eLEARNING. available from https://digital.smctraining.com/?lang=cs (username and password will be assigned by teacher, Pneumatic Systems module)
KOPÁČEK, J. Pneumatické mechanismy díl 1. – Pneumatické prvky a systémy. Ostrava: VŠB-TUO, 1996. 267 s. ISBN 80-7078-306-0.
BEATER, P. Pneumatic drives: system design, modelling and control. Berlin: Springer, 2007. 323 p. ISBN 978-3-540-69470-0. Online version available at: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-540-69471-7.
SMC - eLEARNING. dostupné z https://digital.smctraining.com/?lang=cs (uživatelské jméno a heslo přidělí vyučující, modul Pneumatické systémy - česká a anglická verze)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit35 20
        ExaminationExamination65 21