Operation and Maintenance of Hydraulically Operated Equipment

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16 Nov 2025 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia $ 4,500 Register

Operation and Maintenance of Hydraulically Operated Equipment

Introduction

Whatever your hydraulic applications, you can increase your knowledge of the fundamentals, improve your maintenance programs and become an excellent troubleshooter of problems in this area by attending this information-packed course. Cutaways of all major components are brought to the sessions to visually demonstrate the components’ construction and operation. Developing an understanding of "How" it works leads to an understanding of how and why it fails. Multimedia views of the equipment are given to give you as realistic a view of hydraulic systems as possible. The Hydraulics workshop is a comprehensive, highly practical and interactive five-day course. You will have an opportunity to discuss Hydraulic Systems construction, design applications, operations, and maintenance and management issues and be provided with the most up-to-date information and Best Practice in dealing with the subject. Towards the end of the workshop, you will have developed the skills and ability to recognize and solve hydraulic problems in a structured and confident manner.

Objectives

    Attending the highly practical five-day workshop will enable you to:

    • Work with basic hydraulic components
    • Understand how basic hydraulic components function in a hydraulic circuit
    • Read hydraulic schematics
    • Work safely with hydraulic components and systems
    • Troubleshoot simple hydraulics problems
    • Apply a simple preventative maintenance program to lengthen hydraulic components life
    • Make simple repairs to hydraulic systems
    • Identify hydraulic systems components
    • Understand essential hydraulic terms and understand their key applications
    • Recognize the impact hydraulic fluids have on components
    • Discuss the correct operation, control sequences and procedures for the safe operation of various simple hydraulic system
    • Initiate an effective inspection and maintenance program
    • Minimize forced outages and prevent serious damage to hydraulic equipment
    • Outline the latest technologies available for electro hydraulic systems.

Training Methodology

This is an interactive course. There will be open question and answer sessions, regular group exercises and activities, videos, case studies and presentations on best practice. Participants will have the opportunity to share with the facilitator and other participants on what works well and not so well for them, as well as work on issues from their own organizations.

Who Should Attend?

  • Operation, maintenance, inspection & repair managers, supervisors & engineers
  • Plant engineers
  • Plant operations and maintenance personnel
  • Mechanical engineers and technicians
  • Design engineers, consulting engineers
  • Process technicians

Course Outline

Fundamentals of Hydraulics

  • Means of Power Transmission
  • Fluid vs. Liquid
  • Pascal's Law
  • Advantages of Hydraulic
  • Hydraulic System Pressure
  • Pressure in a Fluid Column
  • Atmospheric Pressure
  • Parallel Flow Paths
  • Series Flow Paths
  • Define Pressur
  • Hydraulic System Flow
  • Define Flow
  • Flow Measurement
  • Flow and Pressure Drop
  • Bernoulli's Principles Hydraulic Principles Computations

Hydraulic Principles Computations

  • Pressure/Force/Area Relationships
  • Line Velocities
  • Determining Actuator Speed
  • Define Speed Flow Relationships
  • Speed= Flow Rate/Area
  • Flow Rate= Speed X Area
  • Area- Flow Rate/Speed
  • Illustrate Formula Triangle
  • Horsepower in Hydraulics Circuits
  • Define Work
  • Define Power
  • Define Measurements of Power
  • Torque Calculations
  • Define Torque
  • Torque= 63025 X HP/RPM
  • Calculating HP Actual with Torque Formula Hydraulics System Graphics Symbols

Hydraulics System Graphics Symbols

  • ANSI Standardization
  • ANSI Single Line Circuitry
  • Lines/Cylinders
  • Rotating Components
  • Valves/Reservoir
  • Lay-Out Examples
  • Interpret Hydraulics Prints Hydraulic Fluids

Hydraulic Fluids

  • Purpose of Fluids
  • Quality Requirements
  • Prevent Rust, Fluid Build-Up, and Breakdown
  • Depress Foaming
  • Maintain Stability
  • Effectiveness Over Temperature Variation
  • Prevention Pitting and Corrosion
  • Resist Emulsibility
  • Seal/Gasket Compatibility
  • Viscosity
  • Absolute, SUS and Kinematic Viscosity
  • SAE Numbers
  • Viscosity Index
  • Pour Point
  • Lubrication Ability
  • Oxidation Resistance
  • Rust/Corrosion Prevention
  • Demulsibility
  • Hydraulic Fluids Types
  • Petroleum Oils
  • Fire Resistant Fluids
  • Fluid Maintenance Hydraulic Reservoir Functions

​Hydraulic Reservoir Functions

  • Design and Components
  • Container Fabrication
  • Tank Design
  • Breather Cap
  • Baffle Plates
  • Lines and Fittings
  • Reservoir Capacity
  • Filters and Strainers
  • Define/Size Filter/Strainer
  • Locating a Filter
  • Filtering Material
  • Types of Filter Elements
  • Flow Through a Filter
  • Indicator Filter Types
  • Heat Exchangers
  • Air/Water Coolers Conducting and Sealing Hydraulic Fluids

Conducting and Sealing Hydraulic Fluids

  • Plumbing Hydraulic System
  • Pipe Types, and Fitting, Pipe Schedule, Sizing and Sealing
  • Tubing Types, Sizing and Fittings
  • Flexible Hoses
  • Advantages
  • Construction
  • Fittings
  • Safety Factors
  • ID Selection Chart
  • Pipe/Tubing Size Charts
  • Installation
  • Conductor Cleaning
  • Run Length
  • Special Considerations
  • Flexible Hose Installation Leakage and Seals

Leakage and Seals

  • Define Internal/External Leakage
  • Leakage Prevention
  • Common Anti-Leak Design
  • Importance of Installation Practices
  • Operating Conditions
  • Seal Classifications
  • Positive/Non-Positive, Static and Dynamic
  • Hydraulic Seal Design
  • Pistons, Lathe Cut and O-Rings
  • Lip, Cup, Face and T-Ring Seals
  • Compression Packing and Gaskets
  • Hydraulic Seal Materials
  • Early/Modern Materials
  • Leather Hydraulics Pumps-Operations and Maintenance

Hydraulics Pumps-Operations and Maintenance

  • Define Pump Operation
  • Pump Classification
  • Hydrodynamic/Hydrostatic
  • Gear Pumps
  • Operating Procedures
  • Fixed Displacement
  • Internal Leakage
  • Common Design
  • Vane Pumps
  • Operating Procedure
  • Define Throw-In Vane/Ring Assembly
  • Throw/Displacement Relationship
  • Define Combination Pumps
  • Square Vane Pumps
  • High Performance Vane Pumps
  • Vane Pump Maintenance
  • Common Design
  • Piston Pumps
  • Reciprocating Motion Pumps
  • Radical Piston Pumps
  • In-Line/Axial Piston Pumps
  • Wobble Plate Axial Piston Pumps-Bent-Axis Piston Pumps
  • Design/Operating Characteristics Hydraulic Valves Operation and Maintenance

Hydraulic Valves Operation and Maintenance

  • Directional Control Valves
  • Check Valves
  • In-Line and Right-Angle Check Valves
  • Restriction Check Valves
  • Pilot Operated Check Valves
  • Two-Way and Four Way Control Valves
  • Letter Marking
  • Four Way Valve Operating Characteristics
  • Common Designs
  • Operating Spool Valves
  • Spool Center Condition
  • Deceleration Valve
  • Define Operation
  • Common Applications/Design
  • Pressure Control Valves
  • Define Operating Characteristics
  • Relief and R-Type Relief Valves
  • R-Type Unloading and R-Type Sequence Valves
  • RC-Type Sequence Valves and RC-Type
  • Counter-Balance Valves
  • Pressure Reducing Valves
  • Unloading Relief Valve
  • Volume Control Valves
  • Define Operating Characteristics
  • Flow Control Methods
  • Type of Flow Control Hydraulic Actuators-Operation and Maintenance

Hydraulic Actuators-Operation and Maintenance

  • Define Actuators
  • Linear Actuators (Cylinder)
  • Ram Type
  • Telescoping
  • Double Acting
  • Double-Rod
  • Cylinder Construction and Mounting
  • Cylinder Ratings and Calculations
  • Rotary Actuators
  • Define Rotary Actuators
  • Hydraulic Motor Rating
  • Hydraulic Motor Formulas
  • Gear Motor
  • Torque Development
  • Define Displacement
  • Operating Characteristics
  • Vane Motors
  • Torque Development
  • Square Design Vane Motors
  • Shuttle Valves
  • Common Characteristics
  • Displacement of Vane Motors
  • High Performance Vane Motors
  • MHT High Torque Vane Motors
  • In Line Pistons Motors
  • Torque Development
  • Swash Plata/Variable Displacement Relationship
  • Compensator Control
  • Bent Axis Piston Motors
  • Torque Development
  • Displacement
  • Piston Motor Efficiency Hydraulic Accumulators

Hydraulic Accumulators

  • Define Accumulator Functions
  • Accumulators Design and Operations
  • Gas/Weight/Spring Loaded Accumulators
  • Common Applications

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