FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

FINAL EXAMINATION
(SECOND SEMESTER 2015-2016)
Course: Hydraulic and pneumatic engineering
Time: 90 minutes
(Students are not allowed to use any documents)
Question 1: (0,25 Mark) A pressure gauge reading of 100 bar would be:
a. 2940 psi.
b. 1070 psi.
c. 1450 psi.
Question 2: (0,25 Mark) The most common hydraulic fluid is:
a. Mineral.
b. Synthetic fluid.
c. Water.
Question 3: (0,25 Mark) Common filter locations are:
a. Suction line, cylinder line and return line.
b. Suction line, pressure line and return line.
c. Pressure line, return line and pilot line.
Question 4: (0,25 Mark) Common filter locations are:
a. Suction line, cylinder line and return line.
b. Suction line, pressure line and return line.
c. Pressure line, return line and pilot line.
Question 5: (0,25 Mark) Direct acting relief valves have . response than/as a pilot operated relief
valves.
a. Slower.
b. Same.
c. Faster.
Question 6: (0,25 Mark) Unloading valves are different from relief valves because they:
a. are externally piloted.
b. do not control pressure.
c. are normally open.
Question 7: (0,25 Mark) why are bleed off circuits used?
a. Bleed off circuit is used to restrict the flow of fluid into the hydraulic cylinder.
b. Bleed off circuit is used to restrict the flow of fluid out of the hydraulic cylinder.
c. Bleed off circuit is used to reduce the speed of actuator.
Question 8: (0,25 Mark) In industrial applications hydraulic fluids have viscosity grade ranging from:
a. 20 to 50.
b. 70 to 95.
c. 46 to 68.
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Question 9: (0,25 Mark) High water fluids contain:

a. Oil in water.
b. Water in oil.
c. Only water.
Question 10: (0,25 Mark) which of the following is a type of low-torque high-speed motor?
a. Radial piston motors.
b. Axial piston motors.
c. Gear motors.
Question 11: (0,5 Mark) What is the purpose of a regenerative circuit?
Question 12: (0,5 Mark) Name the steps required to size an air compressor?
Question 13: (1 Mark) Figure 1 shows a regenerative system in which a 25 hp electric motor drives a 88%
efficient pump. Determine the external load F that the hydraulic cylinder can sustain in the regenerative mode
(spring-centered position of the DCV)? Pump discharge pressure is 1000 psi. Take frictional pressure losses
in to account. The following data are applicable:
Kinematic viscosity of oil = 0,001 ft2/s
Specific weight of oil = 50 lb/ft3
Cylinder piston diameter = 8 in
Cylinder rod diameter = 4 in
All elbows are 900 with K factor = 0,75
Pipe lengths and inside diameters are given as follows:
Pipe No.
1
2
3
4
5

Length (ft)
2
20
30
30
20

Dia (in)
2
1,75
1,75
1,75
1,75

Figure 1

Question 14: (1 Mark) A system has a 2,44 in3/rev displacement pump driven at 1730 rpm. Anverage system
pressure is 930 psi. It is estimated that the system is 65% efficient, meaning that 35% of the hydraulic energy
delivered by the pump is converted to heat energy. The overall heat transfer coefficient for the reservoir is
estimated to be U = 5 Btu/ft2.h.F . It is desired that the oil temperature not exceed 140 0F on a day when the
ambient temperature is 950F. If half the total heat generated is dissipated from the lines and the surface of the
components, what size reservoir is required to dissipate the remaning heat?
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Question 15: (1 Mark) A motor is required to accelerate from zero to 500 rpm in 2 s with the following
machine parameters:
Load torque T = 80 N.m
Coulomb friction Tcf = 10 N.m
Displacement D m = 6 10-6 m3/rad
Rotary inertia J = 0,5 kg.m2
Viscous coefficient B v = 0,04 m/rad.s-1
Flow losses maybe neglected.
a. Calculate the pressure differential required?
b. If the motor is driven at a constant speed of 500 rpm, calculate the power and flow rate needed?
Question 16: (1 Mark) An electrohydraulic servo system contains the following characteristics:
Gsv = (0,15 in3/s)/mA. The servo valve saturates at 300 mA to provide a maximum fluid flow of 45 in3/s.
Gcyl = 0,2 in/in3. The cylinder piston area equals 5 in2, allowing for a maximum velocity of 9 in/s.
Cylinder stroke is 6 in.
H = 4 V/in. Thus, the maximum feedback voltage is 24.
Volume of oil under compression = 50 in3.
Weight of load = 1000 lb.

System deadband = 4 mA.

Bulk modulus of oil = 175 000 lb/in2.
Determine the system accuracy?
Question 17: (0,5 Mark) For the circuit of Figure 2, what happens to the cylinders in each case?
a. Valve V1 is actuated and held.
b. Valve V1 is released and valve V2 is actuated and held. Valves V3 and V4 are sequence valves.

Figure 2

Question 18: (0,5 Mark) A rotary vane air motor has a displacement volume of 80 cm 3/rev and operates at
1750 rpm using 700 kPa gage pressure air. Calculate the standard m3/min rate of consumption and kW power
output of the motor? Assume the temperature remains constant.
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Question 19: (0,5 Mark) What is wrong with the circuit in Figure 3 ?

Figure 3

Question 20: (1 Mark) A car lift is to be power by a hydro-pneumatic cylinder. The total load that the
cylinder has to lift is 1,2 tonnes through a height of 2 m. The lift must be capable of being hydraulically
locked in any position. Design a suitable system using a standard size pneumatic cylinder to raise the lift. The
effective hydraulic pressure at the cylinder is 0,4 the air supply pressure at the air-oil interface. Draw a
suitable manually operated circuit and calculate the size of a suitable standard pneumatic cylinder? The air
supply pressure is 7 bar maximum. If an air compressor having a delivery of 25 l/s f.a.d is used to supply the
system, estimate the time taken for the lift to fully extend under maximum load conditions?
Table 1: Pneumatic cylinder bore and rod sizes
Piston diameter (mm)
Rod diameter (mm)

32
12

40
16

Head of Department

Nguyen Duy Phuong TRAN

50
20

63
20

80
25

100
25

125
32

160
40

200
40

250
50

320
63

Professor

Nguyen Duy Phuong TRAN

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