By
Peter Hodges, BSc. F.Inst.Pet., Petroleum Consultant, Norway
Description
* Reviews the development of modern hydraulic fluids
* Discusses the application and selection of hydraulic fluids through the investigation
of their physical and chemical properties related to the operational requirements.
* Offers guidance on suitable maintenance routines
Since the first use of water as a hydraulic medium in the late 18th century, hydraulics has become an indispensable discipline of
engineering science. Enormous technological advances have been made in the intervening years, but this has not been reflected in the
available literature on the numerous fluids involved.
Based on 40 years of experience with Shell in Norway, this reference text
brings together a comprehensive coverage of the behaviour and selection of hydraulic fluids. It includes a full analysis of recent advances
in synthetic oils - media which will inevitably become more dominant as natural products become more scarce.
Hydraulic Fluids provides
an overview that both students and professionals involved with hydraulics, whether concerned with the mechanical components or system
design or selection and maintenance of the fluids themselves, will refer to again and again as it provides relevant information on all
the major hydraulic fluids in a single volume.
Audience:
A reference text for engineering undergraduates and students at technical colleges; professional engineers in most industries and technical staff in the oil industries.
