List 3 importan considerations when alanlyzing a hydraulic circuit.
1- Safty operation
2- Prerformance of desired function
3- Efficiency of operation
Purpose of a regenrative circuit
1- Is used to speed up the extending speed of a double acting hydraulic cylinder.
What is meant by an air over oil system
1- A system that used pressurized compressed air to eliminated sthe need for a costly hydraulic pump and tank unit.
What is a mechanical hydraulic servo system?
1- Is a system that messure its own outpout and forces the output to quickly and accurately follows a comand signal. Example: power-steering system in a car
Purpose of a check valve?
1- is to permit free flow in one direction and prevent any flow in the opposite direction.
Flow velocity recomended for the discharge side of a pump.
1- Recomended is 4 ft/s in order to prevent excesively low suction pressures and resluting pump cavitation.
Flow velocity recommended for the Inlet side of a pump
1- Recomended 20 ft/s in order to prevent turbulent flow and the corresponding excessive head losses and elevated fluid temperatures
Why conductors and fittings should no be copper?
1- Because coppers promotes the oxidation of petroleum oils.
Know four primary types of conductors
1- Steel pipes
2- Steel tubing
3-Plastic tubing
4-Flexibible hoses
Three factors that should be considered when installing flexible hoses?
1-Provie some slack to allow for shrinkage or expansion.
2- Use brackets and clamps to keep hoses in place
3- Provide enough hose for a wide radius curve
Four criteria by which the size of a reservoir is determined.
1- To allows for dirt and chips to settle to the bottom
2- To allows entrained air to escape from oil.
3- To hold all the oil that might drain into the reservoir from the system
4- It should have adequate air space to allow for thermal expansion of the oil.
Three basic types of acumulators
1- Separetor type
2- Non- separetor type
3- Pisto acumulator type
Three aplications of acumulators
1- An auxiliary power source
2- A leakage comensator
3An emergency power source
Diference between static and dynamic seal
Static: are used between mating parts that do not move relative to each other.
Dynamic: are assembled between mating parts that move relative to each other.
Four tpes of materials used of seals.
1- Leather
2- Buna-N
3- Silicone
4- Neoprene
Two types of flow-measuring devices
1- Pressure gages
2- Flowmeters
Describe an intesifier
A pressure intesifier is used to eliminate the need for a high-pressure/low-flow pump.
Five most common causes of failure in a hydraulic system
1- Clogged or dirty oil filters
2- Inadequate supply of oil in the reservoir
3- Leaking seals
4- Loose inlet lines
5- Incorrrect type of oil
Define Flash point, Fire point and Autogenous ingnition temperature.
Flash point: the temperature at which the oil surface gives off sufficient vapors to ingite when a flame is passed over the surface
Fire point: the temperature at which the oil will release sufficient vapor to support combustion continuously for five seconds when a flame is passed over the surface.
Autogenous ignition temperature: The tempreture at which ignition occurs spontaneously.
Disadvantages of fire-sesistant fluids
1- low viscosity
2- incompatibility with most natural or sinthetic rubbber seals
3-and high cost
Difference between a filter and a strainer
Filter: is to retain by some porous medum, insoluble contaminants fro fluids
Strainers: are constructed of a wire screen that rerely contains openings less than 100 mesh.
Four things that can cause a noisy pump
1- Air entering pump inlet
2- Excessive oil viscosity
3- Dirty inlet strainer
4- Excessive pump speed
Four things that can cause low or erratic pressure