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Hydraulics

Due to its immense power, hydraulics are used for operating various machinery, vehicles, aircraft, ships and equipment. The data and engineering revolving around hydraulics is so vast, its hard to comprehend.

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What is the purpose of draft tube in hydraulic turbines?

Draft tube has following purpose :- 1. It makes possible the installation of the turbine above the tail race level without the loss of head.

2. the velocity of water at the runner outlet is very high. By employing a draft tube of increasing cross sectional area, the discharge takes place at a much lower velocity and thus, a part of the kinetic energy that was going as a waste is recovered as a gain in the pressure head, and this increases the efficiency of the turbine.

3.The draft tube prevents the splashing of water coming out of the runner and guides the water to the tail race.

Is hydraulic suspension better than telescopic?

I prefer mostly hydraulic suspension than telescopic suspension because they are suitable for both terrain and smooth roads than telescopic suspension.

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Why should not use pneumatic system instead of hydraulic system?

Pneumatic systems are used in train braking systems and is called the 'Westinghouse Brake'. This fail safe system uses a vacuum pump to remove the air from a pipe connecting all the carriages together. This vacuum holds off the brakes. Applying the brakes allows air into the 'train pipe' and the brakes are applied. Thus if a carriage becomes uncoupled and the pipe lets air in the brakes are automatically applied.

Hollywood film makers please note!

A Hydraulic system usually employs high pressure oil moving the piston up and down a steel cylinder. Jacks and Diggers use this system which is extremely powerful because oil is virtually incompressible. If air or gas were used as in a pneumatic system for the same task compression of the gas would render the actuators virtually useless when under load. This is why gas filled cylinders, called dampers, are used in vehicle shock absorbers.

example

Take a bike pump and put your finger over the hole and push the pump in. You get a fair way in before the compressed gas balances the pressure your muscles apply. Heat is generated in the compressed gas. Not suck water up into the pump and try again.You don't get anywhere because the water in not compressible.

How does hydraulic pressure create a mechanical advantage in a simple hydraulic jack?

to understand this answer we have to assume the following as givin fact. fluids do not compress, that out of the way, the hydraulic piston you push is a smaller diameter than the piston that does the work. for example lets say that you are using a 1 square inch piston as the one you are pressing, and you are using a 100 square inch piston as the one doing work. these numbers are greatly exaggerated but will work for the example if you put 10 pounds of pressure on the 1 inch cylinder, you will have 10 psi of pressure. when this is routed to the 100 square inch cylinder you will still have 10 psi of pressure, but now it is acting on 100 square inches (10 pounds per square inch times 100 square inches) this would calculate to 1000 pounds. it would be the same as a 1001 inch lever with the fulcrum being 1 inch in from one end, only you would exert force on the larger lever to gain a mechanical advantage. hydraulics used in this way are known as liquid levers

How dual circuit hydraulic brakes work?

They work like normal hydraulic breaks do. The difference is that the hydraulic liquid cicuit is doubbled and independent from its doubble. The consquence: If one hydraulic circuit is broken, the other one delivers still the full break energy. If you know some German, please look up at wikipedia the term "Zweikreisbremsanlage". There is more technical explanation Frank

What are four parts of a plane that are controlled by hydraulic systems?

The four parts are the Aileron, Spoilers, Flaps, and Slats.

Others are the Elevator, and Rudder

How does the fire department use hydraulic multiplication?

The term hydraulic multiplication is usually applied in fire fighting to indicate that water pressure is increased by the use of multiple "stages" to jack up pressure and delivery rates. Let's look at an example. An engine company arrives at a structure fire and the engine commander knows that fighting this with water in the tank will not be a good tactic. He orders a reverse lay (2 x 2 1/2" lines, or perhaps a 4" supply line, depending), and the engine is then set up at the hydrant to act as a manifold. The engineer connects the pump suction to the hydrant. There is pressure in the mains that feed the hydrant, but the pump in the engine will take that pressure and step it up to pump water through the two lines to the "scene" of the fire. The second-in engine sets up at the end of those two lines, and connects one to the suction of itspump. Let's review what is happening as regards the hydraulic multiplication. Pressure in the mains (at the hydrant) is multiplied by the first-in engine and delivered to the second-in engine. The second-in engine multiplies that to deliver water to large (almost certainly 2 1/2") handlines on the fire ground. Any appliance on that second engine is also employed to direct a stream. If a truck arrives (which it should, eventually), it can hook up to the second-in engine, and that engine will then pump to the suction of the truck's pump. That's hydrant outlet to an engine, to another engine, and on to the truck. The truck will deploy its high reach nozzle(s) to get more wet stuff on the red stuff. It's easy to see that the hydrant can only be tapped for so much flow, but the hydraulic multiplication of the three pieces of apparatus here is a no brainer. If water needs to be moved up a long, steep hill, like perhaps in San Francisco, it might not be unusual for several engines to pump that water up the hill. And there might even be a fire boat at the bottom as the first link in the chain. The San Francisco Bay is a virtually unlimited water source!

What do you need to make a hydraulic arm and how do you make one?

First off, working with hydraulics can be extremely dangerous. With pressures up to 2500 PSI or more, if something is connected incorrectly serious injury or death could occur. Hydraulic systems should only be serviced and/or created by persons with the correct training and experience.

Before you can start any building, you will have to decide exactly what you want your hydraulic arm to do. How many limbs will it have? How much weight will it move? A background in basic statics is desirable as you will need to calculate the optimum point on the arm to connect the hydraulic cylinders to to obtain the maximum amount of force from the lever.

The basic components that make up a hydraulic system are as follows:

-Hydraulic pump (powered by a rotating engine or motor of come kind)

-Hydraulic cylinders (this is where your power and motion actually come from)

-Hydraulic valves (connected to levers or solenoids to control the flow of hydraulic fluid)

-Hydraulic fluid (automatic transmission fluid is very similar and would also work)

-Hydraulic fluid reservoir tank (to store fluid that is not currently being used in expanded cylinders)

-Hydraulic hoses and fittings to connect everything together

And of course the steel or other material for the limbs of the arm itself. Other objects like a pressure gauge or safety valve would be good ideas as well.

When selecting these components you need to make sure that

-your motor or engine has enough power to run your hydraulic pump

-your hydraulic pump has enough power to run your cylinders

-your cylinders can produce enough force to accomplish what you need them to accomplish

-and that your hoses and valves can handle the amount of pressure your system will be under

Adjusting hydraulic lifters Small Block Chevy?

back the rocker nut off until the lifter begins to tap, then tighten then 1/2 to 3/4 turn

http://www.classiccarauto.com/impala/how_to/adjust_valves.shtml

Where is the hydraulic reservoir for 1988 Chrysler lebaron convertible top?

Where is the hydraulic reservoir for 1988 Chysler Lebaron convertible top?

What types of things use hydraulics?

Cars use hydraulics in the brakes and steering, and planes use hydraulics by adjusting the wings and rising and lowering the landing gear :P

Why won't Bobcat hydraulic hammer dump hose pressure?

Two issues are seen with trapped pressure resulting from exposure to sun and auxiliary circuit . First : Exposure to sun - heat builds up pressure in all hammers and must be released to connect properly. Connect return hose to skid steer first to allow trapped pressure to vent to drain line, assuming quick disconnects are functional. Secondly: The auxiliary circuit - hammer frequency on small hammers can be as high as 2ooo bpm, with oil flow stopped (spool moves), the response time leaves trapped pressure in return line. The return line must be vented to tank or leakage built into circuit design to account for trapped pressure, making an effective case drain. Results -easy connection. Operator when stopping machine can take a few seconds and drain the circuit by following correct pressure release processes by any skid steer mfg.

How do you size a hydraulic tank to a hydraulic system?

You must take the following into consideration:

-Delta volume due to pressurization, how much the fluid will compress under pressure (usually a very small amount)

-Delta volume to charge any accumulators in the system (can be quite large)

-Volume fluctuations due to temperature changes, fluid will contract when cold and expand when hot. (If tank isn't big enough, it might overflow when hot)

-Leakage allowance, add up the acceptable leak rates for the overall system, and multiply by the amount of time between desired hydraulic servicing interval (how often you think it should be refilled) - this is probably the biggest factor in sizing a hydraulic tank or reservoir.

What is the best definition of margin pressure in hydraulics?

Margin pressure is a term used in Closed Center, Load Sense type systems in hydraulics. The term refers to the pressure difference between the pump outlet(valve inlet) and the valve tank pressure). The margin pressure is the way the valve signal to the pump it's status.

Where is the hydraulic filter on an international 300?

By International 300 I assume you have a 300 utility. Correct? The 300 utility has a wire mesh screen on the hydraulic intake inside of the reservoir under the tractor seat. You have to take the top half of the reservoir off to get to the screen. It's not easy but I found that the screen on my 300 was almost completely blocked due to years of use. You can see a diagram of the part if you go to a CaseIH dealer website and look up part number 361869R11 (CHN Parts & Service)

What is the operation of pump in hydraulic jack?

The operation of the pump in a hydraulic jack is to generate pressure. This causes the jack to rise and lift as needed.

Why do hydraulic systems use liquids?

Fluids are incompressible, relatively speaking, hence the pressure applied through the system is directly transmitted to the object which you want to lift. If you used a gas, you would waste a lot of energy compression the gas-hence the system would be inefficient.

There's another reason. Hydraulic systems using gases instead of liquids can be very efficient indeed--witness the brakes on a big truck. They are ALL specifically, air--powered, and they work very well. The compressor in a gas system doesn't enter into efficiency calculations because in a liquid system, with the exception of something like car brakes, there's a pump. And in some cases you can't use a liquid hydraulic system. On a big printing press, there are a lot of compressed roller lifters because no one wants a book that has hydraulic fluid spattered on the pages, and if your press springs a leak in the roller lifters that is what will happen.

The biggest advantage a liquid hydraulic system has is the nearly complete lack of lag. In a fluid power (the industrial term for a hydraulic system using liquid fluids) system, the whole system is charged with fluid. When you press against the fluid at one end, or pump some more in depending on what the system is, the force is instantaneously transferred to the thing you are attempting to move. OTOH, in an air system you've got to fill the lines with air before anything moves. (This is another reason why you shouldn't cut off semis on the interstate-at 55mph the truck has no brakes for 32 feet after the driver steps on the pedal.)

What is a hydraulic press?

a machine that multiplies force by means of Pascal's Principle; consists of two connected fluid-filled cylinders of different diameters, each containing a movable piston