Franklin D. Yeaple 

HYDRAULIC AND PNEUMATIC POWER AND CONTROL

Design, performance, application

McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1966

Copertina rigida, 29x22 cm, pp. 338

Contiene grafici, tabelle e disegni in bianco e nero 

Peso: 1351 g. 

Lingua inglese.

cod 7261

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INDICE

Preface 

Chapter 1. Fluid Properties—Oil, Synthetics, Air, and Gases 1

Modern Fluids for Power and Control: Introduction 3

What’s Hot in Fluids? For Temperatures from 400 to 850 F 8

High-pressure Air: Data to 12,000 psi 17

Chapter 2. Reservoirs and Containers—Design, Application,

Safety  21

Fluid-system Reservoir: Design and Performance 22

Oil-system Cooling: Simplified Calculations 24

Air Bubbles in Oil: A Three-pronged Attack 29

Pressurized Containers: Design, Selection, Safety 34

Chapter 3. Filters and Contaminants—Particle Size, Filter Selection  41

Measuring Fluid Contamination: Particles Smaller Than 40 microns 42

Evaluating Fluid-filtering Media: Nominal vs. Absolute Ratings 45

Chapter 4. Flexible Piping and Fittings—Hose, Couplings,

Joints, Manifolds  57

Standards for Metal Hose: Corrugated and Interlocked 58

Quick-connect Couplings Cut Costs: Representative Types, How They

Work 62

Swivel Joints: The Various Types, How They Work 66

Designing with Swivel Joints 70

Sandwich Manifolding: Eliminates Tubing and Fittings 73

Chapter 5. Flow and Pressure Drop—Equations, Measurements    75

Flow Resistance in Pipe: Summary of Equations for Fluid Friction 76

Flow in Corrugated Hose: New Fluid Expansion Theory 80

Local Resistance to Flow: Coefficients for All Fittings, Restrictions 83

Fluid Throttling Devices: For Intentional Flow Resistance 89

Close-clearance Orifices: For Flow Clearances in Thousandths 96

Errorless Orifices: Series and Parallel for Constant Discharge Coefficient 101

Airflow in Components: Graphical Solution of Flow Factor Equation 102

Which Air-flow Equation: Comparison of Ten Key Equations 112

How to Select a Flowmeter: Roundup of 16 Types 118

Chapter 6. Pumps, Compressors, and Blowers—Performance,

Application  129

Positive-displacement Pumps: Design and Performance of 17 Types 130

Cavitation in Positive-displacement Pumps: Simple Graphical Method 140

Squeegee Pump Performance: First Proven Application Technique 143

400-cycle Centrifugal Pump : Performance Compared with Regulars 151

Adiabatic Head Selects Air Compressor Type 155

Equations Find the Right Impeller: Fan Pressure and Flow Coefficients 160

Chapter 7. Valves and Controls—Construction, Performance,

Application  165

Fluid Amplifiers Go Commercial: 18 Typical Fluid Logic Devices 166

Relief Valves: Simple, Pilot-operated, Electric, and By-pass Types 169

Pressure Control Valves: Counterbalance, Sequence, Unloading, Reducing 177 Flow Control Valves:

 Non-compensated, Compensated, Pilot Check 184

Directional Valves: Two-way, Three-way, Four-way, Diversion 190

Valve Circuits: Regenerative, Tandem, High-low 197

Hydraulic Servovalves: Simple Theory and Design of Basic Types 203

Pilot-operated Spool Valves: Calculation of Response Time 208

Ball Valves of Plastic: Ball, Plug, Globe, and Gate Types Compared 215

Manifold Control Valves: Five Manifolding Techniques 216

Chapter 8. Cylinders and Actuators—Stroke, Strength, Performance  223

Power Cylinder Mechanisms : Full-stroke 224

Power Cylinders: Intermediate Positions 226

Power Cylinders: Charts Give Safe Piston Rod Size 228

Six Fluid Power Force Amplifiers 230

When Pistons Need Brakes: Six Methods, Including Gearing 232

Regulate the Exhaust: Cushioning and Control of Air Cylinders 237

Chapter 9. Fluid Motors and Drives—Hydraulic, Pneumatic 239

Which Hydraulic Driver1 Hydrostatic, Hydrodynamic, Hydromechanical 241 Air Motors: Analysis and Design, Including Thermodynamics 255

Chapter 10. Dashpots, Damping, and Fluid Hammer 261

Dashpots and Damping: Practical Equations for All Problems 263

Liquid Springs: Design and Construction of Four Major Types 268

Design with Air Springs: Typical Application Has Adjustable Damping 271

Air snubbers Graphs: Shortcut Solution for Orifice Area. Pressure 272

Reduce Fluid Hammer: Theory and Design of Smoother Systems 276

Hydraulic Accumulators: Guide for Selection among Six Types 284

Chapter 11. Seals and Gaskets-Dynamic and Static Sealing 291

How to choose a dynamic Seal: Shaft, Face, Compression, Labyrinth 292

Labyrinth Shaft Seals: Leakage Equations for Non-contracting Seals 305

Bolted Gaskets: How to Select and apply the right gasket material 310

Chapter 12. System Performance—Flow Theory, Optimization, Reliability 315

Theory of Hydraulic Flow Control: Series and Parallel Circuits 316

Split the Flow and Not the Pump: Designing Central Hydraulic Systems 332

Index  337

Thank you.