*is fluid power that use

compressible air

*usually used to
powered aircraft
instrument,
*there is no need
cabin
for return line
pressurization,
anti-icing and
generally for
Introducti backup system
on of
Pneumati
c

*liquid separators and

chemical dryers are *the pressure in the
incorporated in the system system can reduce
which moisture in the gradually from the
pneumatic system will maximum pressure to
freeze in low temperature zero pressure
at high altitudes
 supply compressed air as a
available inexhautible fluid is light weight and
air is universally since there is no
system is required
weight is saved
Advant
age
the units are temperature problem
reasonable simple and relatively free from
lightweight

small leakage is hard

to be detected

in high pressure
not suitable
for heavy or
Disadvanta system, the
large working ge system cannot
be recharged in
flight

does not allowed

continuous operation/
limited operation by
mean of air supply
 High
Pressure
Pneumatic
The compressor
associates usually
usually beaing stored in
powered ny electric
metal bottles
motor or aircraft
engine

which is the charging

valve that allows a working pressure
ground operated ranging from 1000psi
compressor to be to 3000psi
connected to it

presure bottle that

incorporated with two
valves
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instrument or as a backup
instruments for air driven gyro
when the primary gyro are
electrically driven

Low
Pressur
is is because it
is much easier e
to filter air that
being pulled
Pneuma
into the tic
instruments
than it was to
System
filter the air
that has been used together
pump lubricate with an engine
by oil becaus
these pump driven vacum
output always pump to evacuate
contained the instrument
same partical
of oil case and filtered
air
 "WET" vacuum pump

oil air is discharged

sealed and lubricate by with the air is removed
uses as steel vane
engine oil and then by the an oil seperator
moving in cast iron
metered into the inlert before the air being
housing
port used pumped
overboard

'Dry' vacuum pump

uses as carbon vane

and rotors

to drive the
instrumentby
used on modern does not require any producing a vacuum
type aircraft external lubricant and pulling air
through them to
force the air
 uses as
preventing
damage
components

Reli
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the valve acts as a
remain open pressure
until the limiting units

Valv
pressure and prevent
drops to exessive
normal pressure

e
the excess air
flow through
the valve and
is echausted
as a surpus
air into the
temperature

Control valve

a necessary part
typical of pneumatic

used to control the consist of three port

amount of air housing two poppet
pressure in oprating valves and with two
subsystem lobes
 used both in hydraulic n
pneumatic system

Che only
allow

ck
pneumatic one
check valve direction
is one of
direction airflow
flow control
valve
Valv only and
prevent
the

e
directon
to other

if air enters in reverse direction air

pressure close the valve to be open
and allowing air to other port

Restrictor

the small outer port

reduce the rate of
classify as control
airflow and the
valve in pneumatic
speed of an
system
operation actuation
point

consist of an orifice
with a large input
valve and a small
outer port
 Safety Precaution
in Pneumatic
System

leak testing must air compressor

be performed lubrication oil
I.A.W specification should be checked

component must
pneumatic system
be checked for
should be purged
highst standard of
periodically
cleanliness

after oil is added

filter plug should
be torque and
safety wire is
input