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For sophomore/junior level courses in Fluid Power, Hydraulics, and Pneumatics in 2/4-year Engineering Technology and Industrial Technology programs.

This 6th edition of the popular text presents broad coverage of fluid power technology in a readable and understandable fashion. An extensive array of industrial applications is provided to motivate and stimulate students' interest in the field. Balancing theory and applications, this text is updated to reflect current technology; it focuses on the design, analysis, operation, and maintenance of fluid power systems.

• NEW - Updated and refined chapters—Chapter 11 includes material on ancillary hydraulic devices; the chapter on hydraulic cylinders and hydraulic motors has been rewritten into two chapters; and electrical control of fluid power systems has been divided into two chapters, one basic and one more advanced.

  • Provides students with more focused and coherent coverage of these topics.

• NEW - Updated example problems and end-of-chapter exercises—Reflect current industrial applications.

  • Allows students to progress with the latest technology available and prepares them for the types of problems they will encounter on the job.

• NEW - New sections—On proportional control valves, fluid cleanliness levels, and analysis of moisture removal from air in pneumatic systems.

  • Provides students with information concerning the increasing importance of these topics in the field.

• NEW - Updated photos and illustrations—Reflect current fluid power technology.

  • Allows students to see more examples of state-of-the art technology, and better familiarizes students with equipment they are likely to encounter on the job.

• NEW - New Appendix I—Combines derivations of key equations into one section.

  • Enables students to better concentrate on applications without undue emphasis on mathematical analysis.

• Clear presentation—Presents broad coverage of material in a readable and understandable fashion.

  • Enables instructors to rely on the text to provide much of the basic learning. Enables students to more effectively use their instructor's class time.

• Extensive use of industry-provided cutaway drawings and illustrations.

  • Gives students a better understanding of the operation of fluid power components and systems in a real-world context.

• Ideal balance of theory and applications.

  • Provides students with an excellent foundation for understanding the changes that take place in methodology in the field.

• Boolean Algebra with electric ladder diagrams—Combines both in presenting the material on electrical controls.

  • Allows students to better understand how electrical currents control the operation of fluid power systems.

• Updated and refined chapters—Chapter 11 includes material on ancillary hydraulic devices; the chapter on hydraulic cylinders and hydraulic motors has been rewritten into two chapters; and electrical control of fluid power systems has been divided into two chapters, one basic and one more advanced.

  • Provides students with more focused and coherent coverage of these topics.

• Updated example problems and end-of-chapter exercises—Reflect current industrial applications.

  • Allows students to progress with the latest technology available and prepares them for the types of problems they will encounter on the job.

• New sections—On proportional control valves, fluid cleanliness levels, and analysis of moisture removal from air in pneumatic systems.

  • Provides students with information concerning the increasing importance of these topics in the field.

• Updated photos and illustrations—Reflect current fluid power technology.

  • Allows students to see more examples of state-of-the art technology, and better familiarizes students with equipment they are likely to encounter on the job.

• New Appendix I—Combines derivations of key equations into one section.

  • Enables students to better concentrate on applications without undue emphasis on mathematical analysis.

 1. Introduction to Fluid Power.


 2. Physical Properties of Hydraulic Fluids.


 3. Energy and Power in Hydraulic Systems.


 4. Frictional Losses in Hydraulic Pipelines.


 5. Hydraulic Pumps.


 6. Hydraulic Cylinders and Cushioning Devices.


 7. Hydraulic Motors.


 8. Hydraulic Valves.


 9. Hydraulic Circuit Design and Analysis.


10. Hydraulic Conductors and Fittings.


11. Ancillary Hydraulic Devices.


12. Maintenance of Hydraulic Systems.


13. Pneumatics: Air Preparation and Components.


14. Pneumatics: Circuits and Applications.


15. Basic Electrical Controls for Fluid Power Circuits.


16. Fluid Logic Control Systems.


17. Advanced Electrical Controls for Fluid Power Systems.


Appendix A: Sizes of Steel Pipe (English Units).


Appendix B: Sizes of Steel Pipe (Metric Units).


Appendix C: Sizes of Steel Tubing (English Units).


Appendix D: Sizes of Steel Tubing (Metric Units).


Appendix E: Unit Conversion Factors.


Appendix F: Nomenclature.


Appendix G: Fluid Power Symbols.


Appendix H: Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Exercises.


Appendix I: Derivation of Key Equations.


Appendix J: Computer Analysis of Fluid Power Systems.


Appendix K: Exercises for Computer Solutions.


Index.

Fluid Power (Engineering Technology and Industrial Management)

For sophomore- or junior-level courses in Fluid Power, Hydraulics, and Pneumatics in two- or four-year Engineering Technology and Industrial Technology programs.

 

Fluid Power with Applications, Seventh Edition presents broad coverage of fluid power technology in a readable and understandable fashion. An extensive array of industrial applications is provided to motivate and stimulate students' interest in the field. Balancing theory and applications, this text is updated to reflect current technology; it focuses on the design, analysis, operation, and maintenance of fluid power systems.

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  © 2009 | Prentice Hall | Cloth Bound w/CD-ROM; 672 pages | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0135136903 | ISBN-13: 9780135136904
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Now in its sixth edition, Fluid Power with Applications continues to provide readers with an in-depth background in the field of fluid power. Emphasizing such subjects as design, analysis, operation, maintenance, and practical applications, this text not only provides the "why," but also the "how" of fluid power systems operations.

Features of the sixth edition include:

• All material on ancillary hydraulic devices has been combined into a new Chapter 11, resulting in more coherent and focused chapters on these and other major components.
• Example problems and end-of-chapter exercises have been updated to better reflect current industrial applications.
• A new section 8.6 includes coverage on proportional control valves.
• Derivations of key equations have been removed from various chapters and combined into a new Appendix I, allowing readers to better concentrate on applications without undue emphasis on mathematical analysis.
• Updated photos and illustrations reflect current fluid power technology.

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