Unit 1
Unit 1
Unit 1
Liquids
The spacing of molecules is
lower than that of gases.
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incompressible in nature
It has definite mass and
volume but no definite
shape.
Gases
The spacing of molecules in gases is much
larger than that of liquids & for this reason
gases flow more readily than liquids.
compressible
It has definite mass but no definite volume &
definite shape.
PART - B
QUESTIONS
UNIT-I
1. Compare the use of fluid power to a mechanical system by listing advantages and
disadvantages.
2. Comment on the difference between using pneumatic fluid power and hydraulic fluid
power.
3. Explain the basic components of Hydraulic & Pneumatic system with neat sketch.
4. Explain the applications of Hydraulic & Pneumatic system.
5. Explain the primary functions of a Hydraulic fluid.
6. State Pascals law and explain with neat diagram along with applications.
7. A hydraulic pump delivers oil at 60bar, 120lpm into a circuit laid on a horizontal
plane. There are 4 elbows (k=0.75), one globe valve fully opened (k=10) and a
direction control valve (pressure drop = 3bar) with the inside diameter of the pipe as
30mm. The total length of the straight run pipe is 20m and the specific gravity of the
oil is 0.9. The kinematic viscosity of the oil is 0.0001 m 2/s. Determine the pressure in
bar at the exit point of the pipe.
8. What are the desirable properties of hydraulic fluids? Discuss any eight of them in
detail.
9. Compare and contrast hydraulic, pneumatic and electromechanical power systems.