Fluids 1: Fluid Power and Pneumatics (NWTC)

by Jessy Haid

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This basic fluid power and pneumatics textbook covers an introduction to pneumatics, power from pneumatics, circuit connections, basic circuits using cylinders, compressors, aftercoolers, and piping systems, single-acting cylinders, 3/2 directional control valves, pneumatic motors and mufflers, pressure and force, Pascal's Law, pressure and volume, air flow and resistance, flow control and measurement, flow control valves, and speed control.

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Publisher
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Subjects
Engineering
Licence
CC BY 4.0, as LibreTexts states it
Who can read
Tweens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Pneumatics Introduction
  7. 1.1: Fluid Power
  8. 1.2: Pressure
  9. 1.3: Pneumatic Schematic
  10. 1.4: Pneumatic Safety
  11. 2: Power from Pneumatics
  12. 2.1: Pressure Regulator
  13. 2.2: Fluid Conditioning Devices
  14. 3: Circuit Connections
  15. 4: Basic Circuits using Cylinders
  16. 4.1: Actuators - Cylinders
  17. 4.2: Directional Control Valves
  18. 5: Compressors, Aftercoolers, Piping Systems
  19. 5.1: What are Compressors?
  20. 5.2: Compressors and the Need for Aftercoolers, Driers, and Receivers
  21. 5.3: Piping Systems for Compressed Air Distribution
  22. 6: Single-Acting Cylinders
  23. 6.1: Function of a Single-Acting Cylinder
  24. 6.2: Single-Acting Cylinder Operation
  25. 6.3: Pull-Type Single-Acting Cylinder Operation
  26. 7: 3/2 Directional Control Valves
  27. 7.1: 3/2 Direct Control Valve Function
  28. 7.2: 3/2 Directional Control Valve Operation
  29. 7.3: Operation of a N.C. 3/2 DCV Connected to a Single-Acting Cylinder
  30. 7.4: Operation of a N.O. 3/2 DCV Connected to a Single-Acting Cylinder
  31. 8: Pneumatic Motors and Mufflers
  32. 8.1: Pneumatic Motors
  33. 8.2: Pneumatic Muffler
  34. 9: Pressure and Force
  35. 9.1: Force Output of an Extending Cylinder
  36. 9.2: Force Output of a Retracting Cylinder
  37. 10: Pascal's Law
  38. 10.1: Defining Pascal's Law
  39. 10.2: Force Multiplication
  40. 11: Pressure and Volume
  41. 11.1: Two Ways to Measure Pressure - Absolute Pressure and Gage Pressure
  42. 11.2: Energy Transmission Using a Pneumatic System
  43. 11.3: Boyle's Law
  44. 11.4: What Determines the Speed of a Pneumatic Actuator
  45. 12: Air Flow and Resistance
  46. 12.1: Creating Air Flow
  47. 12.2: Resistence in Pneumatic Systems
  48. 12.3: Delta P
  49. 12.4: What Determines the Speed of a Pneumatic Actuator
  50. 13: Flow Control and Measurement
  51. 13.1: Pneumatic Needle Valve
  52. 13.2: Air Flow Rate in Pneumatic Systems
  53. 13.3: Air Velocity and Flowmeters
  54. 14: Flow Control Valves
  55. 14.1: Check Valves
  56. 14.2: Flow Control Valves
  57. 15: Speed Control
  58. 15.1: Adjusting Flow and Speed
  59. 15.2: Meter-In Flow Control Circuits
  60. 15.3: Meter-Out Flow Control Circuits
  61. 15.4: Specialized Flow Control Circuits
  62. Back Matter
  63. Index
  64. Glossary
  65. Detailed Licensing
  66. Detailed Licensing