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2025-2026 Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Catalog

ME 281 - Lab for ME 280


Credit Hours: 1

Laboratory experiences include demonstrations of fluid principles, study of industrial components, and design and testing of basic circuitry.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  1. relate the principles of fluid mechanics and energy transfer to fluid power applications;
  2. identify the A.N.S.I., national fluid power symbols, and analyze fundamental circuits;
  3. formulate with theory, the solutions to problems of practical fluid power in industry;
  4. be able to use computer solutions for these applications;
  5. be able to set up and operate laboratory equipment pertaining to fluid power theory and take measurements; and
  6. write technical reports.


Concurrent Registration: ME 280 or permission of the instructor.
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