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The document discusses pneumatics and hydraulics. Pneumatics uses compressed air to produce mechanical motion, while hydraulics uses pressurized liquids. Both have advantages like durability and power transmission, and disadvantages like potential leaks and safety issues.

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Pneumatics

The document discusses pneumatics and hydraulics. Pneumatics uses compressed air to produce mechanical motion, while hydraulics uses pressurized liquids. Both have advantages like durability and power transmission, and disadvantages like potential leaks and safety issues.

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Pneumatics

• Pneumatic use pressurized gases to produce


mechanical motion
• By controlling the release of the pressurized
gas, it can be turned into movement
• Commonly uses compressed air
Examples
• Car Production line
• Jack Hammer
• Air Starting for Ship Engines
• Air for balls and tires
• Door opening for Busses
Components
• Components that produce and transport
compressed air
• Compressor
• Pressure Regulator

• Components that consume compressed air


• Execution components(Cylinders), Directional
control valves
How it work
• Two Simple Pneumatic systems
• Single and double acting cylinders
Single Acting Cylinder
• When air pressure is removed, the spring will
return back to resting position
Double acting cylinder
• Has two compressed air ports
Advantages of Pneumatics
• High Effectiveness – Unlimited of air , easy to
transport, easily released
• High Durability and reliability-Pneumatic
components extremely durable, cant’t be
damaged easily.
• Simple Design – Simple design arrangement
• High Adaptability to harsh environment –
compressed air is less affected by high
temperature, dust and corrosion.
Disadvantages
• Relatively low accuracy – Volume of air may
change compressed or heated
• Low loading- Due to the size of the
pneumatics system they can’t drive loads that
are too heavy
• Processing required before use- compressed
air must be processed before hand to ensure
the absence of water, vapour and dust
• Uneven moving speed – air can be easily
compressed, the moving speeds of the piston
are relatively uneven
• Noise – produces noise when compressed is
released
Hydraulics
• Hydraulics deal with the mechanical
properties of liquids
• At basic level hydraulics can be seen as the
liquid version of pneumatics
• It can be used for the generation, control and
transmission of power by the use of
pressurized liquids
Hydraulic Uses
• Hydraulics have many uses
• Car Brakes – Braking
• Air Plane – Adjusting of wings and putting out
lander gear
• Ship – Adjustment of bow thruster, opening of
cargo haul.
• Heavy machinery – big machines that require
a lot of power.
How it work
• Hydraulics work by applying a force at one
point and transmitting it to another point
using an incompressible fluid.
• Fluid is usually oil
• Hydraulics can also be used to magnify force
• An effort force on one piston can be magnified
to move the heavier load with the other
piston.
Advantages of Hydraulics
• Power and Versatility – can be transfer huge
amounts of power with little input,
- can be operated by unspecialized workers,
saving on labor costs.
• Resilience – load limiting hydraulic systems
remain stable during power or system failures,
-when repair are needed parts can be sourced
easily
Disadvantages of Hydraulics
• Worker safety – Notorious sensitive to hear extremes and air
pockets/bubbles which can destroy the hydraulic system if
unresolved
- line ruptures can lead serious injury and death
- Hydraulic fluid is flammable.
• Environmental Costs – Hydraulic mining are becoming
unconventional ways to mine oil and gas using massive
quantities of high pressure and chemically treated water.
• Energy Efficiency – Due to fluid resistance and leakage it
makes it inefficient
References
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=ILC_MVwch2A

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