Applied Fluid Power Design and Engineering

A complete guide to designing, testing, and troubleshooting high-performance fluid power systems. With industrial case studies, examples, and chapter exercises, Applied Fluid Power Design and Engineering examines the design, analysis, operation, and maintenance of hydraulic and pneumatic fluid power systems. The book covers everything from fundamentals through advanced applications in materials and conductors, control, instrumentation, and feedback.

Applied Fluid Power Design and Engineering features: Fluid power technology basics. Advanced applied topics in current fluid systems practices. Servo control systems practice for industrial and aerospace applications. Computational techniques for modern computer simulation in component and systems design. Details on modern materials engineering as it relates to fluid power. Fundamentals of feedback control techniques.

Historical Background of Modern Fluid Power; The Fundamentals of Fluid Power; Design of the Machine Elements of Fluid Power; Materials in Fluid Power Systems; Fluid Conductors; Fluid Power Converters; Limited Motion Actuators; Valves Controlling Flow; Valves Controlling Pressure; Systems and Circuit Accessories; Fluid Power Systems Instrumentation; Control Application of Fluid Power.