Draws the Link Between Service Knowledge and the Advanced Theory of Fluid Power
Providing the fundamental knowledge on how a typical hydraulic system generates, delivers, and deploys fluid power, Basics of Hydraulic Systems highlights the key configuration features of the components that are needed to support their functionality in a system, such as operating principles, structural features, functionalities, and applications of core composing elements. It also shows how those components work together to perform the designated power transmission task.
Moves from a System to Instructional ComponentsApproach
By presenting the ins and outs of hydraulic systems in an easy-to-follow way, this example-filled textbook provides students, engineers, and technical managers an effective nuts-and-bolts reference for studying the fundamentals of fluid power transmission technology. Rather than bogging readers down with extensive mathematical equations, this resource uses a visual, expressive approach with many graphic illustrations. It also includes examples and problems within each chapter and a solutions manual for qualifying course adoptions.
The text includes a section devoted to hydraulic energy storage and regeneration elements, since both play an important role in many hybrid power transmission systems, such as diesel-hydraulic hybrid vehicles. As a hydraulics expert and holder of seven US patents, the author’s experience gives readers a practical view of the field that they can then immediately apply.
Preface
Chapter 1 : Introduction to Fluid Power
Chapter 2 : Hydraulic Power Generation
Chapter 3 : Hydraulic Power Distribution
Chapter 4 : Hydraulic Power Deployment
Chapter 5 : Hydraulic Power Storage and Regeneration
Chapter 6 : Auxiliary Components for Hydraulic Power Systems
Chapter 7 : Hydraulic System Circuits
Index
