Hydraulic Fluids (Hardcover)

Preface * Glosary * (1) Introduction * Basic principles of hydraulics * Energy considerations * (2) Types of hydraulic media * Histroical * The ideal hydraulic media * (3) Mineral base oils * Composition of mineral oils * Chemical nature * (4) Additives * (5) Synthetic oils * Types of synthetic oil * Synthetic hydrocarbons * Polyethers * Organic esters * Phosphate esters * Silicones * Fluoroethers * (6) Rheology * Viscosity * Low temperature flow properties * Temperature dependence of viscosity * Shear stability * Pressure dependence of viscosity * (7) Compressibility * Secant bulk modulus * Tangent bulk modulus * Effect of air on bulk modulus * Low bulk moduli fluids * Density * Thermal properties * (8) Anti-wear properties * (9) Oxidation stability * (10) Demulsibility * (11) Aeration problems * Diagnosis and treatment of aeration problems * (12) Filterability * Filterability test procedures * (13) Specifications * Requirements * (14) Hydraulic fluids for military and aerospace applications * Aircraft and aerospace * Combat vehicles and artillery * Naval vessels * (15) Selection of a suitable hydraulic fluid * (16) Test methods for hydraulic media * Physical-chemical properties * mechanical testing * (17) Contamination * What impurities are involved? * Where do the impurities originate? * (18) Deterioration and maintenance * Flushing * (19) Analysis of used hydraulic oil * Inerpretaion of the test results * Condition monitoring and oil change * (20) Fire-resistant fluids * Conversion of existing systems to fire-resistant fluids * Maintenance of fire-resistant fluids * (21) Hydraulic brake fluids * (22) Future perspectives * (23) Health and safety * Ingestion * Skin contact * Eye contact * Inhalation * Materials safety data sheet * (24) Hydraulic fluids and the environment * What is biodegradability * Determination of biodegradability * Biodegradable hydraulic media * Bibliography * Appendix 1 * Appendix 2 * Index.