J.

Watton
Modelling, Monitoring and Diagnostic Techniques for Fluid
Power Systems

Includes examples drawn from real industrial plants the methods in

this book have been shown to work
Provides the practising engineer with methods that will maximise
profit and safety, while minimising down-time and repair
Points out things that commonly go wrong with fluid power systems
and tested ways of avoiding them
Comprehensive guide to condition monitoring of fluid power
systems giving sound practical advice as well as necessary theory

Today, fluid power systems, hydraulic and pneumatic, in alliance with advanced
electronics, provide the world with an unprecedented array of applications and systems
from heavy-lifting equipment to spray painting, injection moulding, motion control and
product assembly. In common with other facets of modern industrial operation, fluid
2007, XIV, 360 p. 268 illus. power systems must be examined with a view to obtaining:

the highest product quality;
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optimised efficiency;
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maximum profitability.
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an introduction to component behaviour;

a guide to the modelling methods employed for circuit analysis;

methods for doing condition monitoring;

common faults and breakdowns.

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