CM Advanced Ch.10 Flashcards
In automotive and construction equipment, what terms describe a method of transmitting power from one place to another through the use of a liquid or gas?
Hydraulic or pneumatic
What is that branch of science that deals with the study and use of liquids, as related to the mechanical aspects of physics?
Hydraulics
What is that branch of science that deals wit the study and use of air and other gases, as related to the mechanical aspects of physics?
Pneumatics
What is the push or pull of an object?
Force
What is the amount of force distributed over each unit on the area of an object?
Pressure
What is defined as any substance made up of small particles or molecules that have the ability to flow or move easily?
Fluid
What is a substance in which the molecules are separated by relatively large spaces?
Gas
Who was a noted French physicist who discovered that a closed container of fluid could be used to transfer force from one place to another or to multiply forces by its transmission through a fluid?
Pascal
The heart of any hydraulic system is it’s what?
Pumps
Gears, lobes, and what else’s are commonly used as elements in rotary pumps?
Vanes
What style pump is simple in design and finds wide use in low-pressure hydraulic systems?
Gear
What pumps are most commonly used for applications requiring high pressures and accurate control of the discharge volume?
Reciprocating
What pump eliminates the need for a system pressure regulator?
Variable volume
The piston stoke of the pump is determined by the angle of the what?
Cam plate
What transforms fluid pressure into mechanical energy?
Hydraulic actuators
What is a device that converts fluid power to linear or straight-line force and motion?
Actuating cylinder
What type of cylinder is used primarily for push functions father than pull?
Ram
Why type of cylinder is normally used for applications that require both push and pull functions?
Piston
Most piston type actuating cylinders are what?
Double-acting