Fundamentals of fluid power control / John Watton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watton, J., 1944- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fluid power technology.

Hydraulic control.

Hydraulic motors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 494 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This exciting reference text is concerned with fluid power control. It is an ideal reference for the practising engineer and a textbook for advanced courses in fluid power control. In applications in which large forces and/or torques are required, often with a fast response time, oil-hydraulic control systems are essential. They excel in environmentally difficult applications because the drive part can be designed with no electrical components and they almost always have a more competitive power/weight ratio compared to electrically actuated systems. Fluid power systems have the capability to control several parameters, such as pressure, speed, position, and so on, to a high degree of accuracy at high power levels. In practice there are many exciting challenges facing the fluid power engineer, who now must preferably have a broad skill set.

Contents:

1. Introduction, Applications, and Concepts

2. Introduction to Fluid Properties

3. Steady-State Characteristics of Circuit Components

4. Steady-State Performance of Systems

5. System Dynamics

6. Control Systems

7. Some Case Studies.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781139175241

1-107-19386-9

0-511-69935-2

9786612393570

0-511-64752-2

1-282-39357-X

1-139-17524-6

0-511-65160-0

0-511-60227-8

0-511-60436-X

0-511-60358-4

0-511-60280-4

OCLC:

609845882