Author | : John Watton |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2009-08-24 |
ISBN 10 | : 9781139480222 |
ISBN 13 | : 1139480227 |
Language | : EN, FR, DE, ES & NL |
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.