13.14 Hydraulic Flashcards
What are the major advantages of hydraulic actuation?
Provision of smooth and steady movement
Confined to pipelines and components, and does not require widespread significant structural strengthening
Installation is simpler than mechanical power transmission systems
Variations in speed and power output can be made without the need for complex and heavy gearboxes
Power for hydraulic systems can be provided from many separate sources, for both normal and emergency operation
What is a piston rod often referred to and what is the principle often referred to where an actuator has different force on each side of the rod for the same pressure?
Jack ram
Jack ram displacement
By approximately how much will hydraulic oil compress when subjected to 5000 psi of pressure?
1%
What does Pascal’s Law state?
Pressure in an enclosed container is transmitted equally and undiminished to all parts of the container, and acts at 90° to all confining surfaces
What are the general classifications of hydraulic fluids?
Natural
Mineral
Synthetic
What are the four main properties by which a hydraulic fluid is judged?
Viscosity
Chemical stability
Flash point
Fire point
What is the flash point of a fluid?
Temperature at which a liquid gives off vapour in sufficient quantity to ignite momentarily or flash when a flame is applied
What is the fire point of a fluid?
Temperature at which a substance gives off vapour in sufficient quantity to ignite and continue to burn when exposed to a spark or flame
What should you ensure when adding fluid to a system?
Use the type specified in the AMM or on the instruction plate affixed to the reservoir or unit being serviced
What are the properties of an ideal fluid?
Incompressible
Reasonable density with little or no variation due to temperature changes
Viscosity should have a low rate of change with changes in temperature
Large working temperature range
Good lubrication properties
Not a significant health hazard
Flash point above 100°C, but preferably non–flammable
Should not foam
Chemically stable under all operating conditions
Should not harm, nor be harmed by materials used in the system pipelines and components
Good storage life
What type of oil must be used with natural rubber seals?
Natural oil
What type of seal must be used with mineral oils?
Synthetic rubber
What type of seals will a synthetic oil attack?
Natural and synthetic rubber
What type of seals must be used with synthetic oils?
Butyl
Ethylene
Propylene
Teflon
What is a synthetic oil?
Phosphate–ester based oil
What is cavitation defined as?
Gas coming out of solution to form free bubbles
What are the basic components of a hydraulic circuit?
Reservoir
Pump
Selector valve
Actuator
What is the pipeline called which goes from a reservoir and a pump?
Suction line
What is the pipeline called which goes from a pump to a selector?
Pressure line
What is the pipeline called which goes from a service back to a reservoir?
Return line
What does a pump provide?
Flow, not pressure
What are the requirements of reservoirs?
Maintain a head of pressure, under all conditions
Prevent the possibility of the oil becoming aerated during manoeuvres
Prevent cavitation in the supply pipeline to the pump
Prevent a lowering of hydraulic fluid boiling point at high altitude
What are the four methods of pressurising reservoirs?
Aspirator
Permanent gas charge
Bleed air from the engine compressor
Hydraulic system pressure
What is the source of air normally found in an aspirator?
Cabin air
How is pressure maintained in a compressor bleed air reservoir, if engine is not being run to provide the high pressure bleed air?
Schrader valve charge point and gauge are usually supplied to enable pressurisation of the reservoir from an external source
When is hydraulic pressure created?
When an attempt is made to compress a fluid
What is the inefficiency of a single action hand pump?
Draws fluid into the pump on one stroke and pumps that fluid out on the next stroke
What type of pumps deliver a fixed quantity of fluid into the system at a particular speed of rotation, regardless of system requirements?
Power Driven Fixed Volume or Constant Displacement Pumps
Describe the shear section (Quill) of the Power Driven Fixed Volume or Constant Displacement Pump?
Located midway between the two sets of splines
Smaller in diameter than the splines
Shears, preventing damage to the pump or driving unit if it becomes unusually hard to turn or becomes jammed
What is the purpose of ‘case pressure’ in a spur gear pump?
If the shaft or seal becomes scored, fluid will be forced out rather than air drawn into the pump
Why is a small amount of fluid allowed to leak past the gears and around shafts in a spur gear pump?
Allow lubrication and cooling
In a variable volume pump, how is supply varied to suit system requirements?
Angle between the yoke and the cylinder block is varied to increase or decrease pump stroke to suit system requirements
What is the bias of a variable volume pump and how is this achieved?
Biased to deliver maximum output to the system
Spring pressure on the control piston turns the yoke to its maximum angle and the pistons are at full stroke
Why is there a small flow allowed through a variable volume pump?
Lubricate working parts
Overcome internal leakage
Dissipate heat
What would be the result of a damaged spring in the variable volume pump?
Sloppy delivery
Swashplate would be moving around erratically
In a variable load pump, what component would allow the facility to be ‘off loaded’ to reduce drag on the engine, for example during engine starting?
Solenoid–operated depressurising valve
In general, what do pumps provide?
Rotary motion into hydraulic flow
What is the principle by which blockage indicators work?
Differential pressure
What element of a twin element filter will allow unfiltered fluid to flow through the system and what is this called specifically?
Inner element
Belvalve
What is the principle of the two stage filter?
Allows the use of an extremely fine element for low flow rates, but bypasses this filter for high flow rates without causing excessively high pressure
Normal cruising, requires relatively low flow rate, so flows through both stages
Excess flow rate will allow excess flow to bypass the first stage, through the second coarser stage only
What are the four functions of an accumulator?
Accumulator ensures smooth operation where an automatic cut–out is used in conjunction with a pump (hammering)
Storage of hydraulic pressure which can be used to operate systems in an emergency
Provides initial impetus to a system until the pump begins to provide sufficient pressure/flow
Damp out pulsations from the pump preventing fatigue damage to pipelines, pipe clamps and the aircraft structure
What are the three types of linear actuator?
Single acting
Double acting
Balanced
What is the typical application of a single acting actuator and how does it work?
Landing gear up–lock
Lock is engaged by spring pressure and released by hydraulic pressure