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1 - Introduction, Applications, and Concepts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2012

John Watton
John Watton
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Cardiff University
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Summary

The Need for Fluid Power

In applications for which large forces, torques, or both are required, often with a fast response time, it is inevitable that oil-hydraulic control systems will be called on. They may be used in environmentally difficult applications because the drive part can be designed with no electrical components, and often they are the only feasible means of obtaining the forces required, particularly for linear actuation. A particularly important feature is that they almost always have a more competitive power–weight ratio when compared with electrically actuated systems, and they are the inherent choice for mobile machines and plants. Fluid power systems also have the capability of being able to control several parameters, such as pressure, speed, and position, to a high degree of accuracy and at high power levels. The latest developments are now achieving position control to an accuracy expressed in micrometers and with high-water-content fluids. In practice, there are many exciting challenges facing the fluid power engineer, who now must preferably have skills in several of the following topics:

  • Materials selection, water-based fluids, higher working pressures

  • Fluid mechanics and thermodynamics studies

  • Wear and lubrication

  • The use of alternative fluids, given the environmental aspects of mineral oil, together with the extremely important issue of future supplies of mineral oil

  • Energy efficiency

  • Vibration and noise analysis

  • Condition monitoring and fault diagnosis

  • Component design, steady-state and dynamic

  • Circuit design, steady-state and dynamic

  • Machine design and its integrated hydraulics

  • Sensor technologies

  • Electrical–electromagnetic design

  • Computer control techniques

  • Signal processing and associated algorithms

  • Modern control theory and artificial intelligence

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Fundamentals of Fluid Power Control , pp. 1 - 32
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2009

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Anderson, WR [1988]. Controlling Electrohydraulic Systems, Marcel Dekker, Inc.Google Scholar
Banks, DS and Banks, DD [1988]. Industrial Hydraulic Systems, Prentice-Hall.Google Scholar
Chapple, PJ [2003]. Principles of Hydraulic Systems Design, Coxmoor.Google Scholar
Darlington, MJ, Culley, SJ, Potter, S [2001]. Knowledge and reasoning: Issues raised in automating the conceptual design of fluid power systems. Int. J. Fluid Power 2 (2), 75–86.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Gale, K and Watton, J [1999]. A real-time Expert System for the condition monitoring of hydraulic control systems in a Hot Strip Finishing Mill. Proceedings of the IMechE, Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, Vol. 213, pp. 359–374.Google Scholar
Goodwin, AB [1976]. Fluid Power Systems – Theory, Worked Examples and Problems, Macmillan.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Guillon, M [1969]. Hydraulic Servo Systems, Butterworths.Google Scholar
Hodges, P [1996]. Hydraulic Fluids, Arnold.Google Scholar
Ivantysyn, J and Ivantysynova, M [2001]. Hydrostatic Pumps and Motors, Akademia Books International.Google Scholar
Johansson, A and Palmberg, J-O [2002]. Quieter hydraulic systems – design considerations. In Proceedings of the Fifth JFPS International Symposium on Fluid Power, The Japan Fluid Power Society, pp. 799–804.Google Scholar
Kleman, A [1989]. Interfacing Microprocessors in Hydraulic Systems, Marcel Dekker, Inc.Google Scholar
Kojima, E and Ichiyanagi, T [2000]. Research on pulsation attenuation characteristics of silencers in practical fluid power systems. Int. J. of Fluid Power 1(2), 29–38.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Konami, S and Nishiumi, T [1999]. Hydraulic Control Systems, TDU Press.Google Scholar
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Lambeck, RP [1983]. Hydraulic Pumps and Motors – Selection and Application for Hydraulic Power Control Systems, Marcel Dekker.Google Scholar
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McCloy, D and Martin, HR [1980]. Control of Fluid Power – Analysis and Design, Ellis Horwood.
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Norvelle, FD [1995]. Fluid Power Technology, West Publishing.Google Scholar
Paszota, Z [2002]. Aspects Energetiques Des Transmissions Hydrostatiques, Wydawnictwo Politechniki Gdanskiej.Google Scholar
Peters, RJ [2002]. Noise and Acoustics, Coxmoor.Google Scholar
Pinches, MJ and Ashby, JG [1988]. Power Hydraulics, Prentice-Hall.Google Scholar
Pippenger, J and Hicks, T [1979]. Industrial Hydraulics, McGraw-Hill Kogakusha.Google Scholar
Reed, EW and Larman, IS [1985]. Fluid Power with Microprocessor Control, Prentice-Hall International.Google Scholar
Rohner, P [1988] (1) Industrial Hydraulic Control; (2) Industrial Hydraulic Control – Workbook, Teacher's Edition; (3) Industrial Hydraulic Control – Workbook, AE Press.Google Scholar
Stecki, JS and Garbacik, AJ [2002]. Design and Steady State Analysis of Hydraulic Control Systems, Fluid Power Net Publications.Google Scholar
Thoma, JU [1964]. Hydrostatic Power Transmission, Trade and Technical Press.Google Scholar
Trostmann, E [1996]. Water Hydraulics Control Technology, Marcel Dekker, Inc.Google Scholar
Turner, IC [1996]. Engineering Applications of Pneumatics and Hydraulics, Arnold.Google Scholar
Watton, J [1989]. Fluid Power Systems – Modelling, Simulation, Analogue and Microcomputer Control, Prentice-Hall.Google Scholar
Watton, J [1992]. Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis in Fluid Power Systems, Ellis Horwood.Google Scholar
Watton, J [2007]. Modelling, Monitoring and Diagnostic Techniques for Fluid Power Systems, Springer-Verlag.Google Scholar
Yeaple, F [1995]. Fluid Power Design Handbook, Marcel Dekker, Inc.; available at www.fluid.power.net.Google Scholar
Younkin, GW [2002]. Industrial Servo Control Systems, Fundamentals and Applications, Marcel Dekker, Inc.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Parker Hannifin Design Engineers Handbook [2001], Vol. 1, Hydraulics Servo and Proportional Systems Catalog, Moog Corporation Inc., East Aurora, New York14052–0018.
Vickers Industrial Hydraulics Manual [1992]. Vickers Incorporated Training Center, Rochester Hills, Michigan.
Vickers Closed Loop Electrohydraulics Systems Manual [1992]. Vickers Incorporated Training Center, Rochester Hills, Michigan.
Anderson, WR [1988]. Controlling Electrohydraulic Systems, Marcel Dekker, Inc.Google Scholar
Banks, DS and Banks, DD [1988]. Industrial Hydraulic Systems, Prentice-Hall.Google Scholar
Chapple, PJ [2003]. Principles of Hydraulic Systems Design, Coxmoor.Google Scholar
Darlington, MJ, Culley, SJ, Potter, S [2001]. Knowledge and reasoning: Issues raised in automating the conceptual design of fluid power systems. Int. J. Fluid Power 2 (2), 75–86.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Gale, K and Watton, J [1999]. A real-time Expert System for the condition monitoring of hydraulic control systems in a Hot Strip Finishing Mill. Proceedings of the IMechE, Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, Vol. 213, pp. 359–374.Google Scholar
Goodwin, AB [1976]. Fluid Power Systems – Theory, Worked Examples and Problems, Macmillan.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Guillon, M [1969]. Hydraulic Servo Systems, Butterworths.Google Scholar
Hodges, P [1996]. Hydraulic Fluids, Arnold.Google Scholar
Ivantysyn, J and Ivantysynova, M [2001]. Hydrostatic Pumps and Motors, Akademia Books International.Google Scholar
Johansson, A and Palmberg, J-O [2002]. Quieter hydraulic systems – design considerations. In Proceedings of the Fifth JFPS International Symposium on Fluid Power, The Japan Fluid Power Society, pp. 799–804.Google Scholar
Kleman, A [1989]. Interfacing Microprocessors in Hydraulic Systems, Marcel Dekker, Inc.Google Scholar
Kojima, E and Ichiyanagi, T [2000]. Research on pulsation attenuation characteristics of silencers in practical fluid power systems. Int. J. of Fluid Power 1(2), 29–38.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Konami, S and Nishiumi, T [1999]. Hydraulic Control Systems, TDU Press.Google Scholar
Korn, J [1969]. Hydrostatic Transmission Systems. Intertext Books.Google Scholar
Lambeck, RP [1983]. Hydraulic Pumps and Motors – Selection and Application for Hydraulic Power Control Systems, Marcel Dekker.Google Scholar
Martin, H [1995]. The Design of Hydraulic Components and Systems, Ellis Horwood.Google Scholar
McCloy, D and Martin, HR [1980]. Control of Fluid Power – Analysis and Design, Ellis Horwood.
Merritt, HE [1967]. Hydraulic Control Systems, Wiley.Google Scholar
Nervegna, N.Oleodinamica E Pneumatica, Politecnico di Torino. Fluid Power Research Laboratory Course Notes. Vol. 1, Sistemi; Vol. 2, Componenti; Vol. 3, Esercitazioni.
Norvelle, FD [1995]. Fluid Power Technology, West Publishing.Google Scholar
Paszota, Z [2002]. Aspects Energetiques Des Transmissions Hydrostatiques, Wydawnictwo Politechniki Gdanskiej.Google Scholar
Peters, RJ [2002]. Noise and Acoustics, Coxmoor.Google Scholar
Pinches, MJ and Ashby, JG [1988]. Power Hydraulics, Prentice-Hall.Google Scholar
Pippenger, J and Hicks, T [1979]. Industrial Hydraulics, McGraw-Hill Kogakusha.Google Scholar
Reed, EW and Larman, IS [1985]. Fluid Power with Microprocessor Control, Prentice-Hall International.Google Scholar
Rohner, P [1988] (1) Industrial Hydraulic Control; (2) Industrial Hydraulic Control – Workbook, Teacher's Edition; (3) Industrial Hydraulic Control – Workbook, AE Press.Google Scholar
Stecki, JS and Garbacik, AJ [2002]. Design and Steady State Analysis of Hydraulic Control Systems, Fluid Power Net Publications.Google Scholar
Thoma, JU [1964]. Hydrostatic Power Transmission, Trade and Technical Press.Google Scholar
Trostmann, E [1996]. Water Hydraulics Control Technology, Marcel Dekker, Inc.Google Scholar
Turner, IC [1996]. Engineering Applications of Pneumatics and Hydraulics, Arnold.Google Scholar
Watton, J [1989]. Fluid Power Systems – Modelling, Simulation, Analogue and Microcomputer Control, Prentice-Hall.Google Scholar
Watton, J [1992]. Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis in Fluid Power Systems, Ellis Horwood.Google Scholar
Watton, J [2007]. Modelling, Monitoring and Diagnostic Techniques for Fluid Power Systems, Springer-Verlag.Google Scholar
Yeaple, F [1995]. Fluid Power Design Handbook, Marcel Dekker, Inc.; available at www.fluid.power.net.Google Scholar
Younkin, GW [2002]. Industrial Servo Control Systems, Fundamentals and Applications, Marcel Dekker, Inc.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Parker Hannifin Design Engineers Handbook [2001], Vol. 1, Hydraulics Servo and Proportional Systems Catalog, Moog Corporation Inc., East Aurora, New York14052–0018.
Vickers Industrial Hydraulics Manual [1992]. Vickers Incorporated Training Center, Rochester Hills, Michigan.
Vickers Closed Loop Electrohydraulics Systems Manual [1992]. Vickers Incorporated Training Center, Rochester Hills, Michigan.

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