Engineering Design Handbook Hydraulic Fluids

The use of hydraulics for power transmission and control has increased spectacularly in the past few decades. There are numerous reasons for this trend. The forces available in electrical systems are limited. Mechanical systems frequently require complex, and sometimes impractical, linkages for remote use of power. In applications requiring transmission of large amounts of power or large forces, the power-to-weight ratio of electrical or mechanical systems is generally much lower than that of hydraulic systems. The general field of hydraulic power transmission has been developing in both the equipment and fluid areas. Virtually every major piece of stationary and mobile equipment used by industry and the Armed Forces now incorporates at least one hydraulic system.United States Army Staff is the author of 'Engineering Design Handbook Hydraulic Fluids' with ISBN 9780898750843 and ISBN 0898750849.