Engineering Design Handbook - Hydraulic Fluids

This 1971 handbook provides engineers and military personnel with the necessary background regarding hydraulic equipment and fluids so that more complete information and data available in the references can be utilized. The handbook is organized into six chapters. Chapter one presents the inherent advantages, disadvantages, and areas of application of electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic systems along with a brief review of the principles of hydraulics. Chapter 2 includes descriptions of the major types of hydraulic circuit components and explanations of the methods of operation. Chapter 3 discusses the important properties of hydraulic fluids. Chapter 4 presents fluids conforming to federal specifications along with pertinent information from each specification and a review of new nonspecification fluids which may find applications under extreme environmental conditions. Chapter 5 covers additives frequently required to modify properties of base stock fluids. Chapter six presents the methods of handling and storing hydraulic fluids.