Standards

 

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DET 234 - Heavy Equipment Power Train Systems II

Course Description

A continuation of DET 233, introducing powertrains used on heavy equipment such as bulldozers, excavators, wheel loaders, and back-hoe loaders.  Classroom and lab instruction on components and systems with use and interpreting testing and diagnosing equipment are highly emphasized.  Topics include:   torque converters, hydraulically shifted transmissions, electronic transmissions, hydrostatic transmissions, failure analysis, and terminology.

 

Competency Areas

Hours

Torque Converters     

Class

3

Hydraulically Shifted Transmissions

D. Lab

2

Electronic Transmissions

P. Lab/O.B.I.

3

Electronic Transmissions

Credit

5

Failure Analysis

 

 

Terminology

 

 

 

Prerequisite:

DET 233

Corequisite:

     

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.

TORQUE CONVERTERS

6

5

7

 

Understand basic principles and components:  impeller, turbine, and stator (simple and two stage).

 

 

 

 

Describe how it works:  vortex flow, stall, torque multiplication, and lock-up clutches

 

 

 

 

Understand testing and troubleshooting:  converter in pressures, converter out pressures

 

 

 

HYDRAULICALLY SHIFTED TRANSMISSIONS

6

5

7

 

Understand basic principles:  multiple disks, planetary gearing, and multiple clutch operation

 

 

 

 

Describe clutch engagement chart

 

 

 

 

Describe power flow through transmission

 

 

 

 

Describe control of clutch engagement

 

 

 

 

Describe accumulator operations

 

 

 

 

Describe rate of shift controls

 

 

 

 

Understand clutch pressures (trace)

 

 

 

 

Describe on-coming clutch and off-going clutch

 

 

 

 

Describe pressure gauge testing

 

 

 

 

Describe hydraulic valving

 

 

 

 

Understand oil flow to clutches

 

 

 

 

Describe hydraulic reverses

 

 

 

 

Understand counter shaft (constant mesh)

 

 

 

 

Describe planetary transmissions

 

 

 

 

Describe troubleshooting methods

 

 

 

ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSIONS

6

5

7

 

Understand basic principles

 

 

 

 

Describe electronically controlled hydraulic valves

 

 

 

 

Understand F=PxA

 

 

 

 

Understand pressure drop through an orifice

 

 

 

 

Describe fundamentals of spring operation

 

 

 

 

Describe fundamentals of solenoid operation

 

 

 

 

Describe current vs. spring and force vs. orifice relationship

 

 

 

 

Describe current vs. pressure relationships

 

 

 

 

Describe electronic over hydraulic systems

 

 

 

 

Describe electronic over air over hydraulic systems

 

 

 

 

Describe sensing and operational control

 

 

 

 

Identify load sensing

 

 

 

 

Understand engine fuel control interface

 

 

 

 

Describe speed sensing

 

 

 

 

Describe torque sensing

 

 

 

 

Identify manual and automatic control

 

 

 

 

Describe troubleshooting:  with diagnostic unit, without diagnostic unit, and component isolation procedures

 

 

 

HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSIONS

6

3

6

 

Understand basic principles

 

 

 

 

Understand displacement/flow relationships

 

 

 

 

Identify types of gear, axial piston swash plate, and cam lobe

 

 

 

 

Describe open loop hydrostatics

 

 

 

 

Describe closed loop hydrostatics: fixed-fixed combinations; variable-fixed combinations; fixed-variable combinations, and variable-variable combinations

 

 

 

 

Identify charge circuit

 

 

 

 

Understand lubrication circuit: pump, motor, forward, neutral, and reverse

 

 

 

Hydrostatic Control Systems

Define manual feedback control

 

 

 

 

Define electronically controlled

 

 

 

 

Describe braking system: fail safe and manual systems

 

 

 

 

Describe testing and troubleshooting:  proper use of gauges; accuracy of gauges; and failure analysis

 

 

 

 

Describe repair cautions:  cleanliness; filling oil lines, and oil types

 

 

 

FAILURE ANALYSIS

3

2

3

 

Understand importance of stress

 

 

 

 

Understand planning for strength

 

 

 

 

Describe failure modes

 

 

 

 

Describe bending fractures

 

 

 

 

Describe torsional failures

 

 

 

 

Understand adhesive and abrasive wear

 

 

 

 

Describe pitting and spalling failures

 

 

 

 

Understand frettage, cavitation, and corrosion

 

 

 

TERMINOLOGY

3

0

0

At the completion of training, the student is required to be fully familiar with the following basic terms

axles, axles (hydrostatic drive), backlash, band-type clutches, barrel cylinder, bearing loads, bearing, bearings (ball), bearings (needle), bearings (roller), belt alignment, belt drives, belt friction, belt tension, belts, bevel gears (plain), bevel gears (spiral), cam drives, chain drives, flywheel, gear, gear train, gear pump, hydraulic, hydrostatic, hydrostatic drive, idler gear, impeller, input shaft, jump clutches, cam lobe motor, clutch, clutch pac, collar shift transmission, countershaft, crank arm, crank wheel, dampeners, differentials, direct drive transmission, disk clutch, electrical clutch controls, endplay, final drive, fluids, fluid coupling, sun gear, synchromesh transmissions, servo cylinder, lubrication, mechanical manual transmissions, output shaft, overdrives, perma-clutch, pinion drives, planetary drives, planetary gears, pneumatic clutches, power shift transmissions, power take-off, power train, pump, rack and pinion gears, ratio, repair indicators, reverser unit, rim, ring gear, roller chains, speed (increasing/decreasing), swash plate, tension, torque, torque converter, universal joints, v-belts, variable-speed belt drives, wear, wear plate, worm gears, shear pins, slip clutches, and spur

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Media
Print
Audio/Visual
Web
Other

Note: Please adhere to the APA Formatting and Style Guidelines.
Examples:
   Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher.

   Duncan, G.J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (Eds.). (1997). Consequences of growing up poor. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.

Web Manuals

Mitchell Information Systems.  (2008). “Tractor Trailer.net”.  San Diego, California.

Print

Multistate Academic and Vocational Curriculum Consortium.  (2007). “Diesel Technology Series”.   Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Norman, Andrew & others.   (2006). Diesel Technology.  Tinley Park, IllinoisGoodheart-Willcox. ISBN 13: 9781590707708, ISBN: 1590707702

Norman, A. / Corinchock, J. / Bennett,S. ( 2005 ) Heavy Duty Truck Systems 4th Ed, Delmar Pub. Clifton Park, New York. ISBN 9781401870647

Huzij/ Bennett. (2009). Heavy Equipment Systems. Florence, KY: Delmar Cengage Learning, ISBN 13: 9781418009502 ISBN 10: 1418009504

 

Posted: 10/15/08