
This information packed practical manual focusing on hydraulics and pneumatics will enhance your knowledge of the fundamentals, improve your maintenance programs and help you become an excellent troubleshooter of the problems in this area. No matter what hydraulics or pneumatics applications you are working on, and what the level of your knowledge, this manual will be highly beneficial to you.
The practical hydraulics and pneumatics manual is comprehensive and highly practical. You will focus on the construction of hydraulic and pneumatic systems, design-applications, and learn operations, maintenance and management issues. You will be provided with the most up-to-date information and best practice in dealing with the subject.
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Practical Hydraulic & Pneumatic Systems: Operations and Troubleshooting
1 Introduction to Fluid Power
In this chapter, we summarize how the term “hydraulics” was derived, the history of hydraulics along with the researchers who have contributed to its advancement.
A brief comparison of advantages of hydraulics over electrical devices and pneumatics is made. The inherent characteristics and the energy transfer in the field of hydraulics is discussed.
A brief summary of ensuing chapters sketches the basic principles involved, various hydraulic component functions and applications, mathematical calculations for sizing components, explanatory figures, hydraulic circuits and symbols, practical examples and many more.
1.1 Introduction
The term fluid power generally refers to the power generated by fluid substances like liquids and gases. The power generated by the pump is controlled at various stages with the help of valves. Finally, the power generated is applied to the end user to obtain force or motion in the form of an operating mechanism.
In our explanation in ensuing chapters, we emphasize that power from liquids (mainly hydraulic oil) will invariably become the operating medium in power transmission. Power from gases, means the transfer of power by air, that has been compressed to a pressure higher than atmospheric air that is put to work in operating mechanisms.
To summarize, the use of hydraulic oil, mainly because of its incompressibility characteristic, in energy transfer leads to the term “HYDRAULICS”. The use of atmospheric air’s compressibility characteristic in energy transfer is called “PNEUMATICS.” Both these categories are used in “FLUID POWER SYSTEMS.” Up to Chapter 16 we will be explaining the functionality of hydraulic systems and controls. Chapters 17 to 21, with the common Chapter 2, will deal with pneumatics.
1.2 History of hydraulics
The science behind modern hydraulics dates back 2000 years, when water was the only liquid medium available for experimentation. There were many scientists and, mathematicians whose inventions led to the stage-by-stage development of modern hydraulics.
Aristotle 384–322 bc Theory of motion of liquid
Archimedes 287–212 bc Theory of floating body and displacement
Leonardo da Vinci 1452–1519 Jet, waves, eddies, continuity and velocity of flow
Simon Stevin 1548–1620 Hydrostatic paradox
Galelio 1564–1642 Gravitational acceleration
Castelli 1577–1644 Principles of continuity
Torricelli 1608–1647 Vacuum theory
Edme Mariotte 1620–1684 Wind and water pressure and elasticity of air
Robert Boyle 1627–1691 Gas laws
Blaise Pascal 1623–1662 Principles of hydrostatics
Isaac Newton 1642–1727 Inertia, principles of momentum
Johann Benoulli 1667–1748 Kinetic theory of liquid and gases
Hendri de pitot 1695–1771 Pitot tube and rotating arm
Osborne Reynolds 1842–1912 Theory of laminar and turbulent flow
Joseph Bramah 1748–1814 Hydraulic press
1.3 Advantages over electrical devices
Even though high torque electrical motors are available, they require high current, but the speed is drastically reduced.
1.4 Advantages over pneumatics
1.5 The energy transfer in a hydraulics field
Although, various fields like industrial, mobile, marine and aerospace utilize hydraulic systems and controls; consequently, emphasis in this book is placed primarily on the theory, functions, characteristics, applications, and maintenance aspects of industrial hydraulics systems.
Many applications presented in this manual are representative in nature to explain the function and operating characteristics of different hydraulic systems and components that commonly exist in this field. It does not promote a particular model or maker.
A summary of this book’s contents follows next.
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