Table of Contents

• Preface
• Preface to the First Edition
• Abbreviations
• Part I: HYDRAULICS
• 1. Fluid Power Systems and Fundamentals
• 2. Basics of Hydraulics
• 3. Hydraulic Systems and Components
• 4. Fluid Power Actuators
• 5. Hydraulic Elements in the Design of Circuits-I
• 6. Hydraulic Elements in the Design of Circuits-II
• 7. Accumulators and Intensifiers
• 8. Design of Hydraulic Circuits
• 9. Drawing of Hydraulic Circuits
• 10. Fluid Power in Machine Tools and Other Equipment
• 11. Hydraulic Proportional Valves
• 12. Introducing Cartridge Valves
• Part II: PNEUMATICS
• 13. Pneumatic Systems-Concepts and Components
• 14. Design of Pneumatic Circuits-I
• 15. Design of Pneumatic Circuits-II
• 16. Multicylinder Pneumatic Circuits
• 17. Electropneumatics
• Part III: APPLICATIONS OF HYDRAULICS AND PNEUMATICS
• 18. Servo Systems
• 19. PLC Applications in Fluid Power
• 20. Failure and Troubleshooting in Fluid Power Systems
• Part IV: APPENDICES
• 1. Subplates and Manifolds
• 2. Terminologies Used in Fluid Power
• 3. Hydraulic Symbols
• 4. Useful Data and Units
• 5. Multiples and Submultiples
• 6. Hydraulic Fluid Characteristics
• 7. Standard and Popular Bore and Rod Diameters of Hydraulic Cylinders
• 8. Popular Symbols Used in Pneumatic Circuits
• 9. Solutions to Selected Pneumatic/Electropneumatic Circuit Problems
• Bibliography
• Index

About the Author

Ilango Sivaraman, PhD, is Acting Deputy Dean at Global College of Engineering and Technology, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. Prior to joining academia, Dr. Ilango has had more than 30 years of industrial experience in manufacturing hydraulic and pneumatic components and power units, and cylinders.