Course Number: HYD-009
Course Field: Fluid Power
PDH Credits: 3

Course Objectives

This course provides an overview of reservoirs, strainers, filters, and accumulators in fluid power systems. When you have completed this course, you will be able to do the following:

  1. Recognize the functions and operating requirements of hydraulic reservoirs.
  2. Identify the types, characteristics, and construction features of hydraulic reservoirs.
  3. Identify the types, operating principles, and applications of accumulators.
  4. Recognize the types, functions, and construction features of filters and strainers.
  5. Recognize the operating characteristics of filters and strainers.
  6. Recognize the effects of foreign matter on filtration in a hydraulic power system.
  7. Recognize the functions and construction features of dehydrators.
  8. Recognize the operating characteristics of dehydrators.

Course Content

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Quiz

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After you pass the quiz, you will receive a certificate of completion, which you may access within your Account page. You may present this certificate to your state licensing board as proof of course completion.