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HYDRAULIC GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS

SR.
NAME SYMBOL DESCRIPTION
NO.
I TRANSMISSION LINE
A pipe, tube or other conductors
1. Working line of handling major flow in the
circuit
Pilot lines have much small fluid
2. Pilot line carrying capacity than working
line
Fluid drain and air exhaust lines
3. Drain line are made of light weight
materials
Pipes that cross each other are
4. Passing line
drawn with small loop

A connector dot is places to

5. Joined work line
show junction

Flexible lines are shown with a

6. Flexible line
curve

Energy flow in one Hollow arrow for air solid arrow

7.
direction for liquid

Plugged terminal To block fluid flow plug is used

8.
point as indicated

A fixed size, non adjustable pipe

9. Fixed restriction
restriction is shown

II FLUID STORAGE
Pipes terminated Working line doesn’t touch
10.
above fluid level bottom of reservoir

Pipes terminated Working line is shown touching

11.
below fluid level the bottom of reservoir

Vented tank or
12 Hydraulic fluid reservoir or tank
reservoir

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III PUMPS

Basic envelope symbol for a

13. Basic pump symbol
pump is a circle

Fixed displacement Single triangle denotes

14.
unidirectional unidirectional flow

Variable
displacement Arrow indicated pump
15.
simplified and displacement can be varied
unidirectional

IV ACTUATORS

A. MOTORS

Variable
displacement Motor has a variable
16.
unidirectional displacement
motor

Device doesn’t permit rotation in

17. Motor oscillating
one direction

B. CYLINDERS

Single acting It can be actuated only in one

18.
cylinder direction

Double acting It can be actuated in both

19
cylinder directions

There are identical areas on each

Cylinder, double side of piston, and they can
20.
end rod provide equal forces in either
direction

V. METHODS OF OPERATION

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Check valve with bias spacing

21. Spring control
open when inlet > outlet + spring

Spring centered Operation is by the release of

22
pilot control pressure and pilot actuated

It is used with mechanical or

23. Detent control
pilot operated valves

Solenoid control Electrically controlled with

24.
with pilot actuation internal pilot supply

25. Push button

26. Lever Manually operated

VI. VALVES
Flow control valve
with pressure and Variation in pressure and
27. temperature temperature does not affect the
compensation and flow control
integral check

28. Relief valve For overload protection

To achieve sequencing of
29. Sequential valve
hydraulic actuators
Pump is unloaded at zero
30. Unloading valve pressure, thus saving the
horsepower

31. Check valve Flow is only in one direction

32. Three way valve

33. Four way valve

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Four way, spring

centered, three –
34.
position, manually
actuated valve
Two position,
35. spring offset, four
way valve
Air pilot actuated,
four way, three
36. position, spring
centered direction
control valve

Various center position for three position, four way valve

37. Open center

Pressure and B
38. closed, A opened to
tank

39. All ports closed

Pressure closed, A
40.
& B open to tank

B closed, pressure
41. opened to tank
through A

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42. Tandem

VII. Miscellaneous

Introduction of heat and energy

43. Heaters
into major line

44. Pressure gauge

45. Strainer or filter