Course Information

Course Code:
Course Number:
Code Course Name Language Type
MAD 342E Hydraulic Power Systems in Mining English Compulsory
Local Credits ECTS Theoretical Tutorial Laboratory
2 4 2 0 0
Course Prerequisites and Class Restriction
Prerequisites FIZ 101E MIN DD
or FIZ 101 MIN DD
Class Restriction None
Course Description
What is hydraulics, advantages and disadvantages. Fundamentals of fluid flow, (Pascal, Bernoulli equation, Reynolds Number, Darcy Equation, Hagen-Poiseuil Equation, Viscosity, Flow types). Properties of hydraulic fluid. Valves, cylinders, sealings, accumulators, pipes and couplings. Hydraulic pumps and motors. Hydraulic circuits. Typical examples of hydraulics circuits to mining and tunneling machineries. Hydraulic transport of the minerals. New technologies and developments.