Pneumatics
Published in August 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-0-85950-933-6 (ISBN)
Description
Part of a series of topic books covering the core topics of technology at first examination level, this book adopts a problem solving approach and is accessible to a broad ability range. A teacher's guide will accompany this series. The book is suitable for GCSE CDT - technology, National Curriculum design and technology, and Standard Grade Technological Studies.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Illustrations
half-tones, diagrams
Dimensions
Height: 272 mm
Width: 200 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85950-933-6 (9780859509336)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Students' guide to the book; introduction to pneumatics; pneumatics and motion; supplying compressed air; safety; single-acting cylinders; three-port valves; circuit diagrams for three-port valves; OR gates; AND gates; NOT gates; double-acting cylinders; cylinder speed control; five-port valves; remote operation of five-port valves; five-port valves operating double-acting cylinders; automatic circuits; semi-automatic circuits; fully automatic circuits; sensing air pressure increase; time delays; simple sequential circuits; sensing methods; environmental issues; calculations; reference components.