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Hydraulic Fluid Power
Fundamentals, Applications, and Circuit Design
Andrea Vacca
Maha Fluid Power Research Center
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Germano Franzoni
Global Mobile Systems, Parker Hannifin
Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States
This edition first published 2021
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Names: Vacca, Andrea, author. | Franzoni, Germano, author.
Title: Hydraulic fluid power : fundamentals, applications, and circuit design / Andrea Vacca, Maha Fluid Power Research Center, Purdue University Germano Franzoni, Global Mobile Systems, Parker Hannifin.
Description: First edition. | Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, [2021] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020025914 (print) | LCCN 2020025915 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119569114 (cloth) | ISBN 9781119569138 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119569107 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Fluid power technology. | Hydraulic machinery.
Classification: LCC TJ840 .V33 2021 (print) | LCC TJ840 (ebook) | DDC 621.2–dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020025914
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Cover Images: Images designed by Andrea Vacca and Germano Franzoni
Preface
The idea for this textbook came to the mind in the summer of 2003. At that time, as junior researchers at the University of Parma in Italy, the authors were tasked to learn more about hydraulic technology and gather material for a new course to be added to the mechanical engineering program.
Emilia Romagna in northern Italy, where Parma is located, is home to many proficient hydraulics manufacturers. To better connect with the surrounding industries, the Engineering Department of the University of Parma began teaching and doing research on hydraulics, a topic that was missing in the course offering.
The authors were challenged with preparing a material suitable for a college‐level class and at the same time advertising the research capabilities of the university laboratory among the local fluid power companies.
After spending several hours online and in libraries searching for educational materials in fluid power, the authors immediately realized the absence of well‐structured textbooks explaining the state‐of‐the‐art of hydraulic technology. At the same time, by also interviewing hydraulic engineers in the workforce, they discovered how most knowledge on hydraulics seemed to belong to a restricted elite who learned through years of experience. This knowledge had been passed along within the same companies