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MECH1330LAP1Homework

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Which of the follwing is not considered one of the five basic components of a hydraulic system?
a.
Pressure
d.
Conductor
b.
Control Device
e.
Power output device
c.
Liquid
 

 2. 

Pressure is equal to force divided by ______________.
a.
weight
c.
gas
b.
liquid
d.
area
 

 3. 

Which of the following is not considered part of the power unit?
a.
Pump
c.
Actuator
b.
Reservoir
d.
Prime Mover
 

 4. 

Which of the following is not shown in a hydraulic schematic?
a.
Liquid
d.
Relief Valve
b.
Pump
e.
Pressure guage
c.
Actuator
 

 5. 

Quick-connect fittings have a _________ valve built in.
a.
directional control
d.
flow control
b.
relief
e.
sequence
c.
check
 

 6. 

A(n) ____________ fitting is used when you want to connect two circuits to a single supply.
a.
reducer
d.
tee
b.
quick-connect
e.
elbow
c.
bushing
 

 7. 

The most common type of pressure gauge is the _____________.
a.
piston
c.
Bourdon tube
b.
linkage
d.
temperature
 

 8. 

Another name for a cylinder would be a(n) _____________.
a.
power input device
c.
control device
b.
valve
d.
actuator
 

 9. 

A double acting cylinder will extend when oil flows into the ________________.
a.
rod end
c.
cap end
b.
piston
d.
rod
 

 10. 

A directional control valve is used to ______________.
a.
change the direction of the fluid
c.
inform the operator of a problem
b.
limit the pressure
d.
start the power unit
 

 11. 

The spool of a directional control valve is shifted to different positions by the ________.
a.
fluid
c.
conductor
b.
operator
d.
cylinder
 

 12. 

Fluid power deals with the transmission and control of energy by a pressurized _________.
a.
vessel
c.
electric motor
b.
directional control valve
d.
fluid
 

Matching
 
 
Segment 1
a.
force
d.
mechanical
b.
pascals
e.
liquid
c.
actuator
 

 13. 

The power output device of a hydraulic system is known as the _________.
 

 14. 

Hydraulics uses a(n) _________ to transmit power.
 

 15. 

Pressure is a measure of _______ intensity.
 

 16. 

The units of pressure measurement used in the S.I. system are _______.
 

 17. 

The actuator converts hydraulic energy into ________ energy.
 
 
Segment 2
a.
temperature
e.
strainer
b.
filler/breather
f.
limit
c.
prime mover
g.
CW
d.
minimum
 

 18. 

To increase the pressure setting of a relief valve, turn the adjustment knob _________.
 

 19. 

Power units normally are started and stopped with the relief valve set at __________.
 

 20. 

The purpose of a relief valve is to __________ system pressure.
 

 21. 

The liquid level guage often gives you the oil’s ________ as well as its level.
 

 22. 

The __________ is where the oil can be poured into the resevoir to refill it.
 

 23. 

Pumps always have a(n) ____________ attached to their suction lines to clean the oil.
 

 24. 

The main components of a hydraulic power unity are the pump, reservoir, and __________.
 
 
Segment 3
a.
frequently disconnect
d.
Bourdon tube
b.
tee
e.
ISO
c.
schematic diagram
 

 25. 

A(n) _____________ is a form of visual shorthand that makes hydraulic circuits easier to draw and read.
 

 26. 

The worldwide standard for hydraulic symbols is developed by the ______.
 

 27. 

A quick-connect fitting is used whenever there is a need to __________.
 

 28. 

Two branch circuits are connected with a(n) __________.
 

 29. 

A(n) _________ pressure gauge used a curved tube to indicate pressure.
 
 
Segment 4
a.
operator
f.
flow
b.
double-acting
g.
B
c.
normal
h.
valve
d.
cylinder
i.
spring
e.
pressure
j.
stop in mid-position
 

 30. 

The actuator that produces linear motion is called a(n) _________.
 

 31. 

The number of ways that a directional control valve has defines the number of ________ paths for the fluid to travel through the valve.
 

 32. 

Applications use 3-position, 4-way DCV’s to provide 3-function control of the cylinder: extend, retract, and _________.
 

 33. 

The lever is just one type of ________ method of moving the spool from one position to the other.
 

 34. 

Double-acting cylinder direction can be reversed by switching the hose connections at the ________ or at the cylinder.
 

 35. 

The type of cylinder that needs to be powered in both directions is called a(n) __________ cylinder.
 

 36. 

The spool of a 3-position DCV is held in the middle position by the ____________.
 

 37. 

A Cylinder rod moves when the __________ against the piston reaches a point that can no longer be resisted by the piston.
 

 38. 

The crossed arrows DCV condition causes Port P to connect to Port ______.
 

 39. 

A schematic is usually drawn with connections drawn to the ________ condition flow envelope of the DCV.
 



 
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