Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; Hydraulics and Pneumatics: A Technician's and Engineer's Guide; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Fundamental principles; Industrial prime movers; A brief system comparison; Definition of terms; Pascal's law; Pressure measurement; Fluid flow; Temperature; Gas laws; Chapter 2. Hydraulic pumps and pressure regulation; Pressure regulation; Pump types; Loading valves; Filters; Chapter 3. Air compressors, air treatment and pressure regulation; Compressor types; Air receivers and compressor control; Air treatment; Pressure regulation; Service units.
  • Chapter 4. Control valvesGraphic symbols; Types of control valve; Pilot-operated valves; Check valves; Shuttle and fast exhaust valves; Sequence valves; Time delay valves; Servo valves; Modular and cartridge valves; Chapter 5. Actuators; Linear actuators; Seals; Rotary actuators; Application notes; Chapter 6. Hydraulic and pneumatic accessories; Hydraulic reservoirs; Hydraulic accumulators; Hydraulic coolers and heat exchangers; Hydraulic fluids; Pneumatic piping, hoses and connections; Hydraulic piping, hosing and connections; Chapter 7. Process control pneumatics; Signals and standards.
  • The flapper-nozzleVolume boosters; The air relay and the force balance principle; Pneumatic controllers; Process control valves and actuators; Converters; Sequencing applications; Chapter 8. Fault-finding and maintenance; Safety; Cleanliness; Fault-finding instruments; Fault-finding; Preventive maintenance; Index.