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HYDRAULIC & PNEUMATIC QUIZ #1

1. A fluid power system that uses a non compressible fluid is called a Hydraulic system.

2. A fluid power system that uses a compressible fluid is called a Pneumatic system.

3. A hydraulic piston that has a diameter of 3.0 inches has an area of 7.07 square inches.

4. A cylindrical hydraulic reservoir that has a diameter of 6.0 inches and height of 8.0 inches has a volume of 226,2 cubic
inches.

5. A spherical container whose diameter is 12 inches has a volume of 904.8 cubic inches.

6. A 396 pound drum of oil is rolled 40 feet across the hangar floor. It requires a force of 15 pounds to roll the drum. The
work done in rolling this drum is 600 foot pounds.

7. The amount of power needed to raise a weight is increased when the time used to raised it is decreased (increased /
decreased).

8. One horsepower is the equivalent of 3300 foot pounds of work done in 1 minute.

9. One horsepower is the equivalent of 550 foot pounds of work done in 1 second.

10. One horsepower is the equivalent of 746 watts of electrical power.

11. A 700 pound engine is raised with a hoist for a distance of 5 feet in 30 second. This requires 0.212 horsepower.

12. One U.S gallon is equal to 231 cubic inches.

13. A flow of 3 gallons per minute of hydraulic fluid under a pressure of 1,000 psi produces 1,75 horsepower.

14. A 3,000 psi hydraulic system acts on a piston having an area of 2 square inches. The piston produces 6000 pounds of
force.

15. A force of 4,000 pound is required by a 1,000 psi hydraulic system. This force will require a piston having an area of 4
square inches.

16. For a piston with an area of 2.0 square inch to produce a force of 500 pounds, a hydraulic hand pump must furnish
250 psi of pressure.

17. When a piston with an area of 3.0 square inches is moved 6.0 inches, 18 cubic inches of fluid will be moved.

18. For a piston with an area of 6.0 square inches to move 36 cubic inches of fluid, it must be moved 6 inches.

19. A piston must move 100 cubic inches of fluid when it is moved 5.0 inches. In order to do this, the piston must have an
area of 20,0 square inches.
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20. Kinetic energy in a fluid power system is in the form of the velocity (pressure / velocity) of the fluid.

21. Potential energy in a fluid power system is in the form of the pressure (pressure / velocity) of the fluid.

22. The pressure on the bottom of a reservoir caused by kerosene that has a level of 18 inches above the bottom is 0.53
psi.

23. A hydraulic jack requires a force on the handle of 30 pounds to exert a force of 600 pounds on the object being raised.
The jack has a mechanical advantage of 20.

24. According to Bernoulli’s principle, when the total energy in a column of moving fluid remains constant, an increase in
the velocity of the fluid results in a corresponding decrease (increase / decrease) in the pressure.

25. The pressure drop caused by an obstruction in a line carrying a flow of fluid is directly proportional to the rate (rate /
volume) of flow.

26. The master cylinder in simple brake system is a single (single /double) action pump.

27. In a reservoir type brake system, the brake line and wheel cylinder are vented to the atmosphere through the
compensator port in the master cylinder.

28. Fluid is returned from a single acting actuator by the action of a spring pushing on the piston.

29. Hydraulic fluid from the return side of a double acting actuator return to the reservoir through the selector valve.

30. An engine driven hydraulic pump that moves a specific amount of fluid each time it rotates is called a constant-
displacement pump displacement pump.

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