# Fluids 2: Basic Hydraulics

- By: Jessy Haid
- Publisher: Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://eng.libretexts.org/Courses/Northeast_Wisconsin_Technical_College/Fluids_2%3A_Basic_Hydraulics_(NWTC))
- Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
- Read at LibreTexts: https://eng.libretexts.org/Courses/Northeast_Wisconsin_Technical_College/Fluids_2%3A_Basic_Hydraulics_(NWTC)
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/eng-114697/pdf

This basic hydraulics textbook covers power units, connections of the circuits, basic cylinder circuits, pumps, needle valves, basic motor circuits, hydraulic schematics, pressure and cylinder force, Pascal's Law and force multiplication, fluid friction, pressure, relief valves, check valves, flow control valves, metered flow circuits, independent speed control, flow rate and cylinder speed, sequence valves, and pressure reducing valves.