Fluid Power Training Test 1

Fluid Power Review

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1.	Answer the question by clicking the appropriate check boxes.

Question 1: The primary means purpose of a fluid power system is to transmit ___________ from one location to another.

Power

Force

Motion

Fluid

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Question 2: A fluid power system requires an input source of power. This power source may be _______________ or ________________ .

Steam

Electrical

Mechanical

Solar

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Question 3: The power is then converted to an equivalent amount of fluid power by means of a _________________ or _________________.

Hydraulic motor

Hydraulic pump

Cylinder

Air Compressor

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Question 4: Approximately three centuries ago the great French scientist, ________________________, demonstrated that pressure exerted anywhere on a confined fluid (either gas or liquid) is transmitted undiminished in all directions with equal force exerted on all equal areas.

Robert Boyle

Leonardo Da Vinci

Blaise Pascal

Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac

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Question 5: It is because air and hydraulic fluids act according to Pascal's Law that force and motion may be transmitted through them from point A to point B. When force is applied at point A an equal force instantly appears at point B and at all other points.

True

False

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Question 6: Hydraulic oil is extremely compressible but is treated as a non-compressible fluid for most power systems.

True

False

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Question 7: Boyle's Law states, "The absolute pressure of a confined body of gas varies inversely as to its volume, provided its temperature remains constant."

True

False

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Question 8: Charles Law has little or no effect on air systems because it is referenced to a zero base of -460 degrees Fahrenheit.

True

False

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Question 9: If an input piston is moved a specific distance, the output piston will not move an equal distance even if the cylinders are equal in diameter.

True

False

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Question 10: Every plumbing fitting adds to the overall power loss in a system.

True

False

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Basic Fluid Power Principles

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