Hydraulic Fluid Power Handbook

Size it, build it and fix it, with the numbers in front of you.

Hydraulic Fluid Power Handbook brings the calculations of industrial and mobile hydraulics together in one practical desk reference. Every formula is worked through step by step in US units with metric equivalents, components are sized from real manufacturer data, and every chapter ends with practice problems and full solutions, so you can check your own work.

Inside you will find:
- Force, pressure, flow and power, hydraulic fluids, and where energy is lost in lines and fittings
- Pumps, cylinders, motors, directional, pressure and flow control valves, proportional and servo valves, accumulators, reservoirs and coolers, hoses and tubing, filtration and seals, each with clear sizing methods
- How to read and draw ISO 1219 schematics, with four symbol sheets and the essential circuits: regeneration, sequencing, load holding, synchronizing and decompression
- Load-sensing, pressure-compensated and servo-pump systems that cut wasted energy and heat
- Mobile hydraulics: open-center valve banks, boom forces, hydrostatic steering and hydrostatic transmissions
- A complete 30-ton press designed from a one-page specification
- A seven-step troubleshooting method, flowcharts by symptom, oil analysis and maintenance, and hydraulic safety

Your toolkit:
- 159 figures, including full schematics, charts and decision flowcharts
- 125 worked examples in a Given, Find, Solution, Answer and Check format
- 240 practice problems with fully worked answers
- A quick-reference section with every key formula, conversion factors, calculated data tables, a symbol sheet, a troubleshooting index and a glossary

Written for practising engineers, maintenance technicians and engineering students who need numbers they can trust.

Open it at the chapter you need and start solving.