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SOLUTION MANUAL
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, CONTENTS
PREFACE V
Part I
i Overview of Text Objectives
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Part II
i Answers and Solutions to Text Exercises
i i i i i 9
Chapter 1 IntroductionitoiFluidiPower 9
Chapter 2 PhysicaliPropertiesiofiHydrauliciFluids 12
Chapter 3 EnergyiandiPoweriiniHydrauliciSystems 21
Chapter 4 FrictionaliLossesiiniHydrauliciPipelines 46
Chapter 5 HydrauliciPumps 67
Chapter 6 HydrauliciCylindersiandiCushioningiDevices 84
Chapter 7 HydrauliciMotors 97
Chapter 8 HydrauliciValves 108
Chapter 9 HydrauliciCircuitiDesigniandiAnalysis 121
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,Chapter 10 HydrauliciConductorsiandiFittings 146
Chapter 11 AncillaryiHydrauliciDevices 158
Chapter 12 MaintenanceiofiHydrauliciSystems 167
Chapter 13 Pneumaticsi-iAiriPreparationiand Components 177
Chapter 14 Pneumaticsi-iCircuitsiandiApplications 191
Chapter 15 BasiciElectricaliControlsiforiFluidiPoweriCircuit 202
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Chapter 16 FluidiLogiciControliSystems 205
Chapter 17 AdvancediElectricaliControlsiforiFluidiPoweriSyst
ems 211
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, Part I Overview of Text Objectives
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Fluid Power
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Thisichapteriintroducesitheistudentitoitheioverallifieldiofifluid
ipower.iItianswersitheiquestioni“Whatiisifluidipower?”iandipresentsiaic
orrespondingihistoricalibackground.iAdvantagesiandiapplicationsiofif
luidipowerisystemsiareidiscussediinidetail.
Emphasisiisiplacedionitheifactithatifluidipowerisystemsiareidesignedito
iperformiusefuliwork.iAicompleteihydraulicisystemiandiaicompleteipneum
aticisystemiareiindividuallyipresentediwithiidentificationsiofitheine
cessaryicomponentsianditheirifunctions.iTheifluidipoweriindustryiisiex
aminediinitermsiofiitsibright,iexpandingifutureianditheineediforifluidi
powerimechanics,itechniciansiandiengineers.
Chapter 2 Physical Properties of Hydraulic Fluids
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Thisichapteridealsiwithitheisingleimostiimportantimaterialiiniaihy
draulicisystem:itheiworkingifluid.iItiintroducesitheistudentitoitheivar
iousitypesiofihydraulicifluidsianditheirimostiimportantiphysicaliprope
rties.iTheidifferencesibetweeniliquidsiandigasesiareioutlinediinitermsi
ofifundamentalicharacteristicsiandiapplications.iMethodsiforitestingi
variousifluidipropertiesi(suchiasibulkimodulus,iviscosity,iandiviscosi
tyiindex)iareipresented.iTheistudentiisiintroduceditoitheiconceptsiofipr
essure,iheadiandiforce.iUnitsiinitheiMetriciSystemiareidescribediandico
mpareditoiunitsiinitheiEnglishiSystem.iThisiwilliprepareitheistudentifo
ritheiinevitableiUnitediStatesiadoptioniofitheiMetriciSystem.
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SOLUTION MANUAL
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, CONTENTS
PREFACE V
Part I
i Overview of Text Objectives
i i i 1
Part II
i Answers and Solutions to Text Exercises
i i i i i 9
Chapter 1 IntroductionitoiFluidiPower 9
Chapter 2 PhysicaliPropertiesiofiHydrauliciFluids 12
Chapter 3 EnergyiandiPoweriiniHydrauliciSystems 21
Chapter 4 FrictionaliLossesiiniHydrauliciPipelines 46
Chapter 5 HydrauliciPumps 67
Chapter 6 HydrauliciCylindersiandiCushioningiDevices 84
Chapter 7 HydrauliciMotors 97
Chapter 8 HydrauliciValves 108
Chapter 9 HydrauliciCircuitiDesigniandiAnalysis 121
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,Chapter 10 HydrauliciConductorsiandiFittings 146
Chapter 11 AncillaryiHydrauliciDevices 158
Chapter 12 MaintenanceiofiHydrauliciSystems 167
Chapter 13 Pneumaticsi-iAiriPreparationiand Components 177
Chapter 14 Pneumaticsi-iCircuitsiandiApplications 191
Chapter 15 BasiciElectricaliControlsiforiFluidiPoweriCircuit 202
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Chapter 16 FluidiLogiciControliSystems 205
Chapter 17 AdvancediElectricaliControlsiforiFluidiPoweriSyst
ems 211
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, Part I Overview of Text Objectives
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Fluid Power
i i i i i
Thisichapteriintroducesitheistudentitoitheioverallifieldiofifluid
ipower.iItianswersitheiquestioni“Whatiisifluidipower?”iandipresentsiaic
orrespondingihistoricalibackground.iAdvantagesiandiapplicationsiofif
luidipowerisystemsiareidiscussediinidetail.
Emphasisiisiplacedionitheifactithatifluidipowerisystemsiareidesignedito
iperformiusefuliwork.iAicompleteihydraulicisystemiandiaicompleteipneum
aticisystemiareiindividuallyipresentediwithiidentificationsiofitheine
cessaryicomponentsianditheirifunctions.iTheifluidipoweriindustryiisiex
aminediinitermsiofiitsibright,iexpandingifutureianditheineediforifluidi
powerimechanics,itechniciansiandiengineers.
Chapter 2 Physical Properties of Hydraulic Fluids
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Thisichapteridealsiwithitheisingleimostiimportantimaterialiiniaihy
draulicisystem:itheiworkingifluid.iItiintroducesitheistudentitoitheivar
iousitypesiofihydraulicifluidsianditheirimostiimportantiphysicaliprope
rties.iTheidifferencesibetweeniliquidsiandigasesiareioutlinediinitermsi
ofifundamentalicharacteristicsiandiapplications.iMethodsiforitestingi
variousifluidipropertiesi(suchiasibulkimodulus,iviscosity,iandiviscosi
tyiindex)iareipresented.iTheistudentiisiintroduceditoitheiconceptsiofipr
essure,iheadiandiforce.iUnitsiinitheiMetriciSystemiareidescribediandico
mpareditoiunitsiinitheiEnglishiSystem.iThisiwilliprepareitheistudentifo
ritheiinevitableiUnitediStatesiadoptioniofitheiMetriciSystem.
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