Hydraulic equipment is comprised of many kinds of hydraulic appliances, and does its job by transmitting energy through a non-compressible medium. In general, petroleum-based fluid…
Category: Hydraulic Fluid
There are four sources of contamination in hydraulic fluid. 1. Built-in contamination. This is contaminate that was left in the system when it was assembled.…
There are three types of failure in a fluid power system. 1. Degradation. The performance of the component degrades over time as surfaces wear, clearances…
Operating temperatures consistently above 160°F promote chemical reactions that change the properties of the oil. Effects of high temperature are listed below: 1. Oxidation of…