AEM371_Dr.

Ni Wang
Student Name: Matt Eades
You can take notes of lecture here if you like:

Fluid Power definition

A method of using pressurized fluid to transmit energy

Application
Manufacturing, Transportation, Construction
Advantage and disadvantage
Standards
Why Standardize?

enable products to work interchangeably or together;

provide assurance that a product can deliver a certain level of performance; and

provide the tools (for example, symbols and terminology) that make it easier for
designers, manufacturers and users to communicate.

Standards:
Communication standards define the basic terms, symbols and other communication tools used
in the fluid power industry. Vocabularies, graphic symbols and dimension codes are typical
subjects for communication standards.
Design standards establish dimensions, tolerances or other physical characteristics of products.
They ensure that fluid power products meet dimensional criteria that enable interfacing and
interchangeability.
Performance standards provide a voluntary method of rating products. Pressure rating, particle
counting methods used in contamination analysis, and methods of testing for strength and
volume are typical performance standards.

Units

English

Length
in, ft.
Time
s
Mass
lbm, slug
Force
lb
Temperature F, R

SI
m
s
kg
N
C, K

Gauge reading

Class activity
1. What is fluid power?
Fluid power is a term describing hydraulics and pneumatics technologies.
Both technologies use a fluid (liquid or gas) to transmit power from one
location to another. With hydraulics, the fluid is a liquid (usually oil), whereas
pneumatics uses a gas (usually compressed air).
2. What information you find in NFPA website interest you most?
The practical use of pneumatic brakes in a Disney World amusement ride
called Splash Mountain. The biggest drop in the ride is more than 50 feet, and
accelerates riders to 40 mph. At the end of the hill, there are 40 ft.
underwater pneumatic brakes used to quickly decelerate the log so that it
can continue down the winding track safely.
3. Find videos on line for both hydraulic and pneumatic applications, post your
linkage here.
Hydraulic application: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi_H8XCjpwc
Pneumatic application: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUxhO67ka0
4. Label each component for hydraulic system.

Control Device/
Valves

Input

Cylinder
Actuator/
Power Output
Device

Filter
Liquid
Conductors
5. Read the value(piping)
from the pressure gauge using the correct scale.
1kPa=1,000 Pa

6.9 kPa = 0 Psi

Gauge value= 3,800kPa

Gauge value = 330 psi

Self review
1. The power output device of a hydraulic system is known as the actuator.
2. Hydraulic uses a(n) fluid (liquid ex. Oil) to transmit power.

3. The actuator converts hydraulic energy into mechanical energy.