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Hydrostatic Transmissions and Actuators

Operation, Modelling and Applications
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Hydrostatic Transmissions and Actuators offers a clear, educational introduction to the subject, starting with fundamental concepts and basic definitions. It explores hydrostatic transmissions and actuators in depth, covering pumps, motors, energy management, efficiency, and dynamic response. The book also discusses real-world applications in automobiles, mobile equipment, wind turbines, wave energy harvesting, and aircraft, accompanied by industrial examples and exercises.
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This comprehensive textbook is ideal for students and professionals studying fluid power systems, technology, and mechatronics design.

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Hydrostatic Transmissions and Actuators takes a pedagogical approach and begins with an overview of the subject, providing basic definitions and introducing fundamental concepts.

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Hydrostatic Transmissions and Actuators takes a pedagogical approach and begins with an overview of the subject, providing basic definitions and introducing fundamental concepts. Hydrostatic transmissions and hydrostatic actuators are then examined in more detail with coverage of pumps and motors, hydrostatic solutions to single-rod actuators, energy management and efficiency, and dynamic response.

Consideration is also given to current and emerging applications of hydrostatic transmissions and actuators in automobiles, mobile equipment, wind turbines, wave energy harvesting, and airplanes. End of chapter exercises and real-world industrial examples are included throughout, and a companion website hosting a solution manual is also available.

Hydrostatic Transmissions and Actuators is an up-to-date and comprehensive textbook suitable for courses on fluid power systems and technology, and mechatronics systems design.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781118818794

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 18 September 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 175.0mm

Height: 251.0mm

Weight: 767g

Pages: 416

About the Author

Gustavo Koury Costa graduated in 1992 with a bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering and has been teaching Fluid Power for 19 years at his current institution. He also holds a Doctorate degree in Computational Fluid Dynamics, having spent one year as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Manitoba Fluid Power and Tele-Robotics Research Laboratory.

Nariman Sepehri is a professor in Mechanical Engineering. He holds five patents and has published over 100 journal articles on various aspects of fluid power, including systems, manipulation, diagnosis and control. His current research focuses on self-healing, energy-efficient and reliable fluid power systems with applications to aircraft, hydraulic tele-manipulators and off-highway equipment. He is a Fellow and has served as Chair of the Fluid Power Systems and Technology Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He has served on editorial boards of eight journals including the International Journal of Fluid Power.

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