Fluid Power with Applications

Updated to reflect current fluid power technology and industrial applications, this text focuses on the design, analysis, operation, and maintenance of fluid power systems. *NEW - Use of MathCad for optimization, shows students how to use MathCad for optimizing the operating performance of hydraulic systems. *NEW - Practical methods for controlling the speed of hydraulic cylinders and motors using flow control valves, provides students with realistic ways to obtain desired speeds of hydraulic cylinders and motors. *NEW - A clearer explanation of the performance of pumps and hydraulic motors, enhances student understanding of the operation of hydraulic pumps and motors. *NEW - Lists of key equations - Added to the end of each chapter, allows students to more easily access equations when needed in later chapters. *NEW - Updated examples problems and chapter-end exercises, introduces students to current industrial applications. *NEW - Earlier coverage of hydraulic systems, provides better subject continuity - hydraulics is now covered in its entirety before pneumatics is introduced.
*NEW - Later coverage of maintenance-related properties of hydraulic fluids, allows students to develop an in-depth understanding of the operation of hydraulic systems before delving into maintenance-related subjects. *Clear presentation of both theory and applications, helps students to easily pick up the basics from the text and to optimize class time for more in-depth discussion of specific topics and techniques. *Extensively illustrated -With industry-provided cutaway drawings and illustrations of fluid power components and systems, allows instructors to better explain, and students to more readily understand, the operation of fluid power components and systems. *MathCad - Explains how to use computer software for analyzing hydraulic systems, lets students do extensive calculations in a more reasonable amount of time, and to focus more on learning concepts. *Balanced presentation of theory - appropriate for both 2- and 4-year programs, helps 2-year technology graduates make a smooth transition into 4-year programs.