FLUID POWER

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Power Transmission

 Mechanical – gears, pulleys, chains, etc.

 Electrical – current flows through a wire

 Fluid – in a confined medium power can

transmit from one location to another

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Fluid:
 a substance that has no fixed shape
and yields easily to external pressure;
a gas or a liquid.

a fluid is a substance that continually

deforms (flows) under an applied
shear stress.
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Pascal's Law:
 Pressure or intensity of pressure at a point
in a static fluid is equal in all directions.

 The pressure exerted on a confined fluid is

transmitted undiminished in all directions
and acts at right angles to the containing
surface.

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Fluid Power Transmission

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 Fluid Power:
 Fluid power is the technology that deals with
the generation, control and transmission of
forces and movement with the use of
pressurized fluids in a confined system.

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 Fluid Power Transmission
Hydraulics Pneumatics
 Liquid medium, commonly  Gaseous medium,
petroleum based oil usually air (Ni & inert gases)
 Incompressible  Compressible
 High power / Moderate to  Low power / Light to
heavy load carrying moderate load
capacity capacity
 Precise positioning  Moderate precision
 Smooth movement  Quick Response
 150 times of atm press  15 times of atm press

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Functional Requirements of Liquid
 Efficient power transmission
 Act as a lubricant
 Act as a coolant
 Remove contaminants
 Dampen shock
 Insulate – electrical and thermal
 Compatible with hydraulic components
 Stability against physical & chemical
changes. Both during storage and in use
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Properties of Fluid
 Viscosity
resistance offered to flow

 Viscosity index
rate of change of viscosity with temperature

 Bulk modulus
ratio of the infinitesimal pressure increase to the resulting relative decrease of the volume

 Oxidation stability
 Lubricity
 Rust prevention
 Pour point
 Flashpoint
 Fire point
 Foaming
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