Version 1.0, August 31, 2001, Copyright, Hugh Jack 1993-2001

15.2.3 Hydraulics

 

· Incompressible fluids are used to transmit volume and pressure changes throughout a system.

 

· Pascal's law basically describes these systems,

 

 

· Hydrostatic force/motion multiplier,

 

 

· The Hydrodynamic Effect - when fluid is moving quickly, it has high levels of kinetic energy. If the fluid impacts a surface, it transmits a high quantity of energy in a short period of time.

 

· Hydraulic Circuits typically contain,

  1. 1. Hydraulic Fluid
  2. 2. An Oil Reservoir
  3. 3. A Pump to Move Oil, and Apply Pressure
  4. 4. Pressure Lines
  5. 5. Control Valves - to regulate fluid flow
  6. 6. Piston and Cylinder - to actuate external mechanisms

 

· Oil Reservoir