HSV06 - Volume 6: Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis
Program Description
This 2-day (12-hour) seminar is targeting industry professionals who are in charge of operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting hydraulic systems. This seminar is also a great learning source for mechanical engineers and service manuals technical writers.
The seminar presents more than 40 troubleshooting charts to cover system-level and components-level troubleshooting including hydraulic fluids, pumps, motors, valves, cylinders, accumulators, reservoirs, transmission lines, heat exchanges, filters, and sealing elements. The seminar also presents proposed inspection sheets for the aforementioned components and investigations for the typical types of failures for each component.
Who Should Attend
Mechanical and industrial engineers. Hydraulic system operators, servicers, troubleshooters. Technical manual editors.
Course Material 
- Hydraulic Systems Volume 6: Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis
- Workbook 6: Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis
Upon successful completion, you will be able to:
- Identify the best method to troubleshoot hydraulic components and systems.
- Apply troubleshooting charts for common hydraulic components.
- Apply logic fault detection to hydraulic systems.
- Recognize failure of common hydraulic components due to cavitation, particulate contaminations, overheating, overpressure, etc.
Course Outline
- Chapter 01: Hydraulic Systems Troubleshooting Logic Methodology
- Chapter 02: Basic Troubleshooting Equipment
- Chapter 03: Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis of Sealing Elements
- Chapter 04: Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis of Pumps
- Chapter 05: Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis of Motors
- Chapter 06: Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis of Cylinders
- Chapter 07: Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis of Valves
- Chapter 08: Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis of Accumulators
- Chapter 09: Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis of Reservoirs
- Chapter 10: Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis of Transmission Lines
- Chapter 11: Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis of Heat Exchangers
- Chapter 12: Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis of Filters
- Chapter 13: Hydraulic Systems Troubleshooting
- Chapter 14: Examples of Hydraulic Systems Troubleshooting
Agenda
- Days 1-2: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Lunch: noon to 1 p.m.
- Link to full agenda
Instructors
- Medhat Khalil, Director, MSOE PERD
- David Spitzenberger, Adjunct Trainer
Dr. Medhat Khalil has constantly been working on his academic development through the years, starting from Bachelor and Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering in Cairo, Egypt proceeding with his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and his Post-Doctoral Industrial Research Fellowship at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He has been certified and is a member of many grand name institutions such as: Certified Hydraulic Specialist by the International Fluid Power Society IFPS; Certified Accredited Fluid Power Instructor by the International Fluid Power Society IFPS; Member of Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power Engineering Research Center (CCEFP); Listed Fluid Power Consultant by the National Fluid Power Association (NFPA); Member of the Board at the International Fluid Power Society (IFPS); President and Technical Director of CompuDraulic; Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).