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Absorption — Bulk Modulus
Absorption - The physical mechanism by which one substance attracts and takes up another substance (liquid, gas, or vapor) into its interior.
Accumulator - A container in which fluid is stored under pressure as a source of fluid power.
Accumulator, hydropneumatic bladder - A hydropneumatic accumulator in which the liquid and gas are separated by an elastic bag or bladder.
Actuator, pneumatic/hydraulic - A device in which power is transferred from one pressurized medium (pneumatic) to another (hydraulic) without intensification.
Additive - A chemical added to a fluid to impart new properties or enhance those that already exist.
Adsorption - The physical mechanism by which one substance attracts another substance (either solid, liquid, gas, or vapor) to its surface and causes the second substance to adhere to its surface.
Aftercooler - A device which cools a gas after it has been compressed.
Afterfilter - A filter which follows the compressed air dryer and usually for the protection of downstream equipment from desiccant dust.
Air - A gas mixture consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, small quantities of neon, helium and other gases.
Air bleeder - A device for removal of air.
Air breather - A device permitting air movement between atmosphere and the component in which it is installed.
Air motor - A device which converts pneumatic fluid power into mechanical torque and motion. It usually provides rotary mechanical motion.
Air, compressed (pressurized) - Air at any pressure greater than atmospheric pressure.
Air, dried - Air with moisture content lower than the maximum allowable for a given application.
Air, free - Air at ambient temperature, pressure, relative humidity, and density.
Air, saturated - Air at 100% relative humidity, with a dew point equal to temperature.
Air, standard - Air at a temperature of 68.8° F, a pressure of 14.70 pounds per square inch absolute, and a relative humidity of 36% (0.0750 pounds per cubic foot). In gas industries the temperature of "standard air" is usually given as 60.8° F.
Amplification, power - The ratio between the output signal variations and the corresponding input (control) power variation (for analog devices only).
Amplification, pressure - Ratio between outlet pressure and inlet (control) pressure.
Amplification - The ratio between the output signal variations and the control signal variations (for analog devices only).
Analog - Of or pertaining to the general class of fluidic devices or circuits whose output varies as a continuous function of its input.
AND device - A control device which has its output in the logical 1 state if and only if all the control signals assume the logical 1 state.
Aniline point - The lowest temperature at which a liquid is completely miscible with an equal volume of freshly distilled aniline (ASTM Designation D611-07).
Aniline point - The lowest temperature at which equals volumes of pure, fresh aniline and an oil will completely dissolve in one another is the aniline point of the oil.
Bernoulli's Law - If no work is done on or by a flowing frictionless liquid, its energy due to pressure and velocity remains constant at all points along the streamline.
Bleeding - Migration to the surface of plasticizers, waxes, or similar materials to form a film or beads.
Boyle's Law - The absolute pressure of a fixed mass of gas varies inversely as the volume, provided the temperature remains constant.
Breakout Force - That force necessary to initiate sliding by overcoming static coefficient of friction. An excessive breakout force indicates the development of adhesion.
Breathing capacity - A measure of flow rate through an air breather.
Bulk modulus - The measure of a fluid's resistance to compressibility. It is the reciprocal of compressibility.
Cavitation — Cylinder, Tie Rod
Cavitation - A localized gaseous condition within a liquid stream which occurs where the pressure is reduced to the liquid's vapor pressure, often as a result of a solid body, such as a rapidly moving piston moving through the liquid. Also, the pitting or wearing away of a solid surface as a result of low fluid levels that draw air into the system, producing tiny bubbles that expand explosively at the pump outlet, causing metal erosion and eventual pump destruction.
Charles' Law - The volume of a fixed mass of gas varies directly with absolute temperature, provided the pressure remains constant.
Circuit - An arrangement of interconnected components and parts.
Cold Flexibility - Flexibility following exposure to a predetermined time.
Cold Flow - Continued deformation under stress.
Compatibility, Seal - Ability of an elastomer to resist the action of a fluid on its dimensional and mechanical properties.
Compressibility - The change in volume of a unit volume of a fluid when subjected to a unit change in pressure.
Compression Modulus - The ratio of the compressive stress to the resulting compressive strain (the latter expressed as a fraction of the original height or thickness in the direction of the force). Compression modulus may be either static or dynamic.
Compression Set - The amount by which a rubber specimen fails to return to original shape after release of the compressive load.
Compressor - A device which converts mechanical force and motion into pneumatic fluid power.
Condensation - The process of changing a vapor into a liquid condensate by the extraction of heat.
F-R-L Unit - An assembly comprising an air filter, pressure regulator, and a lubricator.
Conductor - A component whose primary function is to contain and direct fluid.
Contaminant - Any material or substance which is unwanted or adversely affects the fluid power system or components, or both.
Control - A device used to regulate the function of a component or system.
Controller - A device which senses a change of fluid state and automatically makes adjustments to maintain the state of the fluid between predetermined limits, e.g., pressures, temperatures, etc.
Copolymer - A polymer consisting of two different monomers chemically combined.
Creep - The progressive relaxation of a given rubber material while it is under stress. This relaxation eventually results in permanent deformation or "set."
Cushion - A device which provides controlled resistance to motion.
Cylinder - A device which converts fluid power into linear mechanical force and motion. It usually consists of a movable elements such as a piston and piston rod, plunger or ram, operating within a cylindrical bore.
Cylinder cap - A cylinder end closure which completely covers the bore area.
Cylinder capacity, extending - Volume required for one full extension of a cylinder.
Cylinder capacity, retracting - Volume (annular) absorbed by one full retraction of the cylinder.
Cylinder capacity - The volume of a theoretically incompressible fluid that would be displaced by the piston during a complete stroke. (For double acting cylinders it must be given for both directions of stroke.)
Cylinder force, theoretical - The pressure multiplied by the effective piston area, ignoring friction. For double acting cylinders, the value must be given for both directions of stroke.
Cylinder, adjustable stroke - A cylinder equipped with adjustable stops at one or both ends to limit piston travel.
Cylinder area, piston rod - Cross-sectional area of the piston rod.
Cylinder area, piston, effective - Area upon which fluid pressure acts to provide a mechanical force.
Cylinder bore - The internal diameter of the cylinder body.
Cylinder, cushioned - A cylinder with a piston-assembly deceleration device at one or both ends of the stroke.
Cylinder, differential - A double acting cylinder in which the ratio of the area of the bore to the annular area between the bore and the piston rod is significant in circuit function.
Cylinder, double acting - A cylinder in which fluid force can be applied to the moveable element in either direction.
Cylinder, double rod - A cylinder with a single piston and a piston rod extending from each end.
Cylinder, dual stroke - A cylinder combination which provides two working strokes.
Cylinder, duplex - A unit comprised of two cylinders with independent control, mechanically connected on a common axis to provide three or four positions depending on the method of application.
Cylinder, piston type - A cylinder in which the piston has a greater cross-sectional area than the piston rod.
Cylinder, plunger (ram) - A cylinder in which the piston has the same cross-sectional area as the piston rod.
Cylinder, rotary actuator - A cylinder which translates piston reciprocation into oscillation of an output shaft.
Cylinder, rotating - A cylinder in which the piston and piston rod, plunger or ram, is permitted to rotate with reference to the cylinder housing.
Cylinder, single acting - A cylinder in which the fluid force can be applied to the movable element in only one direction.
Cylinder, tandem - Arrangement of at least two pistons on the same rod moving in separate
chambers on the same cylinder body allowing the compounding of force on the piston rod.
Cylinder, telescoping - Cylinder with two or more stages or extensions, achieved by hollow piston rods sliding one within the other (may be single or double acting).
Cylinder, tie rod - A cylinder with head and cap end closures that are secured by tie rods.
Darcy's Formula — Expectancy, Life
Darcy's Formula - A formula used to determine the pressure drop due to flow friction through a conduit.
Deliquescent - Moisture is separated by using the absorptive properties of special hygroscopic compounds.
Desiccant - Material that tends to remove moisture from compressed air.
Dew point - The temperature at which vapors in a gas condense. For practical purposes, it must be referred to a stated pressure.
Digital - Of or pertaining to the general class of fluidic devices or circuits whose output varies in discrete steps (i.e., pulses or "on-off" characteristics).
Displacement, volumetric - Volume absorbed or displaced per stroke of a cylinder or per cycle of a pump or motor.
Dissolved air - Air which is dispersed at a molecular level in hydraulic fluid to form a single phase.
Dissolved water - Water which is dispersed at a molecular level in hydraulic fluid to form a single phase.
Dither - A low amplitude, relatively high frequency periodic electrical signal, sometimes superimposed on the servovalve input to improve system resolution. Dither is expressed by the dither frequency (Hz) and the peak-to-peak dither current amplitude.
Droop - The deviation between no flow secondary pressure and secondary pressure at a given flow.
Dryer, compressed air - A device for reducing the moisture content of the working compressed air.
Durometer - 1. An instrument for measuring the hardness of rubber. Measures the resistance to the penetration of an indentor point into the surface of rubber. 2. Numerical scale of rubber hardness.
Efficiency - Ratio of output to the corresponding input.
Elasticity - The property of a material which tends to return to its original shape after deformation.
Elastomer - Any synthetic or natural material with resilience or memory sufficient to return to its original shape after distortion.
Elongation - Generally means "ultimate elongation" or percent increase in original length of a specimen when it breaks.
Emulsion, oil in water - A dispersion of oil in a continuous phase of water.
Emulsion, water in oil - A dispersion of water in a continuous phase of oil.
Emulsifier - additive that promotes formation of a stable mixture, or emulsion, of oil and water.
Emulsion - A homogeneous dispersion of two immiscible liquids, generally of a milky or cloudy appearance.
Entrained air - A mechanical mixture of air bubbles having a tendency to separate from the liquid phase.
Expectancy, life - The predicted working period during which a component or system will maintain a specified level of performance under specified conditions. Sometimes expressed in statistical terms as a probability.
Filter — Frequency Response
Filter - 1. A device whose primary function is the removal by porous media of insoluble contaminants from a liquid or a gas. 2. Chemically inert, finely divided material added to the elastomer to aid in processing and improve physical properties.
Filter, strainer - A coarse hydraulic filter usually of woven wire construction. This may be in the form of a complete filter or just an element.
Filter, by-pass (reserve) A filter which provides an alternate unfiltered flow path around the filter element when a preset differential pressure is reached.
Filter, spin-on - A filter with spin-on element sealed in its own pressure housing for independent mounting to the filter.
Filtration ratio (βm) - The ratio of the number of particles greater than a given size (β) in the influent fluid to the number of particles greater than the same size (m) in the effluent fluid.
Fitting - A connector or closure for fluid power lines and passages.
Fitting, compression - A fitting which seals and grips by manual adjustable deformation.
Fitting, flange - A fitting which utilizes a radially extending collar for sealing and connection.
Fitting, flared - A fitting which seals and grips by a pre-formed flare at the end of the tube.
Fitting, flareless - A fitting which seals and grips by means other than a flare.
Flash point - The temperature to which a liquid must be heated under specified conditions of the test method to give off sufficient vapor to form a mixture with air that can be ignited momentarily by a flame.
Flip flop - A digital component or circuit with two stable states and sufficient hysteresis so that it has "memory." Its state is changed with a control pulse; a continuous control signal is not necessary for it to remain in a given state.
Flow characteristic curve - The change in regulated (secondary) pressure occurring as a result of a change in the rate of air flow over the operating range of the regulator.
Flow rate - The volume, mass or weight of a fluid passing through any conductor per unit of time.
Flow, laminar (streamline) - A flow situation in which fluid moves in parallel lamina or layers.
Flow, output - Flow rate discharged at the outlet port.
Flow, turbulent - A flow situation in which the fluid particles move in a random fluctuating manner.
Flow - Movement of fluid generated by pressure differences.
Fluid capacity - The liquid volume coincident with the "high" mark of the level indicator.
Fluid friction - Friction due to the viscosity of fluids.
Fluid logic - A branch of fluid power associated with digital signal sensing and information processing, using components with or without moving parts.
Fluid miscibility - Capacity of fluids to be mixed in any ratio without separation into phases.
Fluid power system - A system that transmits and controls power through use of a pressurized fluid within an enclosed circuit.
Fluid power - Energy transmitted and controlled through use of a pressurized fluid.
Fluid stability - Resistance of a fluid to permanent changes in properties.
Fluid stability, oxidation - Resistance of a fluid to permanent changes caused by chemical reaction with oxygen.
Fluid, anti-corrosive - A fluid containing metal corrosion inhibitors.
Fluid, aqueous - A fluid which contains water as a major constituent besides the organic material. The fire resistance properties are derived from the water content.
Fluid, fire resistant - A fluid difficult to ignite which shows little tendency to propagate flame.
Fluid, hydraulic - A fluid suitable for use in a hydraulic system.
Fluid, Newtonian - Fluid having a viscosity that is always independent of the rate of shear.
Fluid, pneumatic - A fluid suitable for use in a pneumatic system, usually air.
Fluid, rust protection - Capacity of a fluid to prevent the formation of rust under specified conditions.
Fluid - A liquid, gas or combination thereof.
Force motor - A type of electromechanical transducer having linear motion used in the input stages of servovalves.
Free air - Any compressible gas, air or vapor trapped within a hydraulic system that does not condense or dissolve to form a part of the system fluid.
Free water - Water droplets or globules in the system fluid that tend to accumulate at the bottom or top of the system fluid depending on the fluid's specific gravity.
Frequency response - The changes, under steady-state conditions, in the output variable which are caused by a sinusoidal input variable.
Gauge Damper —Hydrostatics
Gauge damper (snubber) - A device employing a fixed or variable restrictor inserted in the pipeline to a pressure gage, to prevent damage to the gage mechanism caused by rapid fluctuations of fluid pressure.
Gauge protector - A device inserted in the pipeline to a pressure gage and arranged to isolate the pressure gage from the fluid pressure if this exceeds a predetermined limit. The device can usually be adjusted to suit the range of the pressure gage.
Gauge, bourdon tube - A pressure gage in which the sensing element is a curved tube that tends to straighten out when subjected to internal fluid pressure.
Gauge, diaphragm - A gage in which the sensing element is relatively thin and its inner portion is free to deflect with respect to its periphery.
Gauge, instrument - An instrument or device for measuring, indicating, or comparing a physical characteristic.
Gauge, pressure - A gage which indicates the pressure in the system to which it is connected.
Head - The height of a column or body of fluid above a given point expressed in linear units. Head is often used to indicate gage pressure. Pressure is equal to the height times the density of the fluid.
Head, cylinder - The cylinder end closure which covers the differential area between the bore area and the piston rod area.
Head, friction - The pressure required to overcome the friction at the interior surface of a conductor and between fluid particles in motion. It varies with flow, size, type and condition of conductors and fittings, and the fluid characteristics.
Head, pressure - The pressure due to the height of a column or body of fluid.
Head, static - The height of a column or body of fluid above a given point.
Heat exchanger - A device which transfers heat through a conducting wall from one fluid to another. (Typically to cool a system.)
Heater - A device which transfers heat through a conducting wall from one fluid to another. (Typically to warm up a system.)
Hose, wire braided - Hose consisting of a flexible material reinforced with woven wire braid.
Hose - A flexible line or conductor whose nominal size is its inside diameter.
Hydraulic amplifier - A fluid device which enables one or more inputs to control a source of fluid power and thus is capable of delivering at its output an enlarged reproduction of the essential characteristics of the input. Hydraulic amplifiers may utilize sliding spools, nozzle-flappers, jet pipes, etc.
Hydraulic motor - A device which converts hydraulic fluid power into mechanical force and motion. It usually provides rotary mechanical motion.
Hydraulic motor efficiency, hydromechanical - Ratio of the effective torque to the derived torque.
Hydraulic motor efficiency, overall - Ratio of the output power to the effective hydraulic power.
Hydraulic motor efficiency, volumetric - Ratio of the derived output flow to the effective input flow.
Hydraulic motor, fixed displacement - A hydraulic motor in which the displacement per unit of output motion cannot be varied.
Hydraulic motor, flow, input - Flow rate crossing the transverse plane of the inlet port.
Hydraulic motor, gear, external - A motor having two or more external gears.
Hydraulic motor, gear, internal - A motor with an internal gear in engagement with one or more external gears.
Hydraulic motor, gear - A motor in which two or more gears act in arrangement as working members.
Hydraulic motor, vane - A motor in which the fluid under pressure acting on a set of radial vanes causes rotation of an internal member.
Hydraulic stepping motor - A hydraulic motor which follows the commands of a stepped input signal to achieve positional accuracy.
Hydraulics - Engineering science pertaining to liquid pressure and flow.
Hydrodynamics - The engineering science which governs the movement of liquids and the forces opposing that movement.
Hydrokinetics - Engineering science pertaining to the energy of liquid flow and pressure.
Hydropneumatics - Pertaining to the combination of hydraulic and pneumatic fluid power.
Hydrostatic transmission - Combination of one or more hydraulic pumps and motors forming a unit.
Hydrostatics - Engineering science pertaining to the energy of liquids at rest.
Indicator, Differential Pressure — Ozone Resistance
Indicator, differential pressure - An indicator which signals a difference in pressure between two points in a fluid power system.
Inhibitor - Any substance which, when present in very small proportions, slows, prevents or modifies chemical reactions such as corrosion or oxidation.
Intensification, ratio of - The ratio of the secondary pressure to the primary pressure or of the primary flow rate to the secondary flow rate.
Intensifier, double acting - A unit which magnifies the secondary fluid pressure regardless of the direction of flow of the primary fluid.
Intensifier, single acting - A unit which only magnifies the fluid pressure in one direction of flow of the primary fluid.
Intensifier, single shot - An intensifier in which the continuous application of primary fluid at the inlet port can only give a limited volume of secondary fluid.
Intensifier - A device which converts low pressure fluid power into higher pressure fluid power.
Joint - A line positioning connector.
Joint, rotary - A joint connecting lines which have relative operational rotation.
Leakage rate - The rate at which a gas or liquid passes through a barrier. Total leakage rate includes the amounts that diffuse or permeate through the material of the barrier as well as the amount that escapes around it.
Line, return - A pipe (conductor) to return the working fluid to the reservoir.
Line, working - A line which conducts fluid power.
Line - A tube, pipe, or hose for conducting fluid.
Lubricator - A device which adds controlled or metered amounts of lubricants into a fluid power system.
Magnetic plug - A plug which attracts and holds ferromagnetic particles.
Manifold - A conductor which provides multiple connection ports.
Maximum inlet pressure - The maximum rated gage pressure applied to the inlet port of the regulator.
Memory - Tendency of a material to return to original shape after deformation.
Meter-in Circuit - A speed control circuit in which the control is achieved by regulating the supply flow to the actuator.
Meter-out Circuit - A speed control circuit in which the control is achieved by regulating the exhaust flow from the actuator.
Modulus of elasticity - One of the several measurements of stiffness or resistance to deformation, but often incorrectly used to indicate specifically static tension modulus.
Modulus - Tensile stress at a specified elongation. (Usually 100% elongation for elastomers.)
Moving parts logic - The technology of achieving logic control by means of fluid devices having moving parts.
Muffler - A device for reducing gas flow noise. Noise is decreased by back pressure control of gas expansion.
Newt - A unit of kinematic viscosity in the English system. It is expressed in square inches per second (see Stokes).
NOR device - A control devices which has its output in the logical 1 state if and only if all the control signals assume the logical 0 state.
NOT device - A control device which has its output in the logical 1 state if and only if the control signal assumes the logical 0 state. The NOT device is a single input NOR device.
Oil swell - The change in volume of a rubber article due to absorption of oil or other fluid.
Open Circuit - A circuit in which return fluid is directed to a reservoir before being recirculated.
OR device - A control device which has its output in the logical 0 state if and only if all the control signals assume the logical 0 state.
Outgassing - A vacuum phenomenon wherein a substance spontaneously releases volatile constituents in the form of vapors or gases. In rubber compounds, these constituents may include water vapor, plasticizers, air, inhibitors, etc.
Output stage - The final stage of hydraulic amplifications used in a servovalve.
Ozone resistance - Ability to withstand the deteriorating effect of ozone (which generally causes cracking).
Packing — Pressure, System
Packing - A sealing device consisting of bulk deformable material of one or more mating deformable elements, reshaped by manually adjustable compression to obtain and maintain effectiveness. It usually uses axial compression to obtain radial sealing.
Pascal's Law - A pressure applied to a confined fluid at rest is transmitted with equal intensity throughout the fluid.
Permanent set - The deformation remaining after a specimen has been stressed in tension for a definite period and released for a definite period.
Permeability - The rate at which a liquid or gas under pressure passes through a solid material by diffusion and solution. In rubber terminology, it is the rate of gas flow expressed in atmospheric cubic centimeters per second through an elastomeric material one centimeter square and one centimeter thick.
Petroleum fluid - A fluid composed of petroleum oil which may contain additives and/or inhibitors.
Pipe - A conductor whose outside diameter is standardized for threading. Pipe is available in standard, extra strong, or double extra strong wall thickness.
Piston rod - The element transmitting mechanical force and motion from the piston.
Plasticizer - A substance, usually a heavy liquid, added to an elastomer to decrease stiffness, improve low temperature properties, and improve processing.
Pneumatics - Engineering science pertaining to gaseous pressure and flow.
Poise - The standard unit of dynamic viscosity in the cgs (centimeter gram second) system. It is the ratio of the shearing stress to the shear rate of fluid and is expressed in milli-pascal sec. (equals 1 centipoise).
Polymer - A material formed by the joining together of many (poly) individual units (mer) of one or more monomers; synonymous with elastomers.
Port - A terminus of a passage in a component to which conductors can be connected.
Port, differential pressure - A port which provides a passage to the upstream and downstream sides of a component.
Post cure - The second step in the vulcanization process for the more exotic elastomers. Provides stabilization of parts and drives off decomposition products resulting from the vulcanization process.
Pour point - The lowest temperature at which a liquid will flow under specified conditions (ASTM Designation D97).
Power unit - A combination of pump, pump drive, reservoir, controls and conditioning components to supply hydraulic power to a system.
Pressure - Force per unit area, usually expressed in pounds per square inch (bar).
Pressure, absolute - The pressure above zero absolute, i.e., the sum of atmospheric and gage pressure. In vacuum related work it is usually expressed in millimeters of mercury (mm-Hg).
Pressure, atmospheric - Pressure exerted by the atmosphere at any specific location. (Sea level pressure is approximately 14.7 pounds per square inch absolute. 1 bar = 14.5 psi).
Pressure, back - The pressure encountered on the return side of a system.
Pressure, breakloose (breakout) - The minimum pressure which initiates movement.
Pressure, burst - The pressure which causes failure of and consequential loss of fluid through the product envelope.
Pressure, charge - The pressure at which replenishing fluid is formed into a fluid power system.
Pressure, control range - The permissible limits between which system pressure may be set.
Pressure, cracking - The pressure at which a pressure-operated valve begins to pass fluid.
Pressure, differential (pressure drop) - The difference in pressure between any two points of a system or a component.
Pressure, gage - Pressure differential above or below ambient atmospheric pressure.
Pressure, induced - Pressure generated by an externally applied force.
Pressure, inlet - The pressure at the apparatus inlet port.
Pressure, intensified - In a fluid power cylinder, the outlet pressure required to slow the piston rod extending under regulated pressure introduced at the cap end.
Pressure, maximum inlet - The maximum rated gage pressure applied to the inlet.
Pressure, nominal - A pressure valve assigned to a component or system for the purpose of convenient designation.
Pressure, outlet - Pressure at the apparatus outlet port.
Pressure, override - The difference between the cracking pressure of a valve and the pressure reached when the valve is passing its rated flow.
Pressure, peak - The maximum pressure encountered in the operation of a component.
Pressure, pilot - The pressure in the pilot circuit.
Pressure, precharge - The pressure of compressed gas in an accumulator prior to the admission of a liquid.
Pressure, proof - The non-destructive test pressure, in excess of the maximum rated operating pressure, which causes no permanent deformation, excessive external leakage, or other resulting malfunction.
Pressure, rated - The qualified operating pressure which is recommended for a component or system by the manufacturer.
Pressure, shock - The pressure existing in a wave moving at sonic velocity.
Pressure, static - The pressure in a fluid at rest.
Pressure, surge - The pressure resulting from surge conditions.
Pressure, system - The pressure which overcomes the total resistances in a system. It includes all losses as well as useful work.
Pump — Rotation
Pump - A device which converts mechanical torque and motion into hydraulic fluid power.
Pump, fixed displacement - A hydraulic pump in which the volume displaced per cycle cannot be varied.
Pump, gear, external - Pump with two or more external gears.
Pump, gear, internal - Pump with an internal gear in engagement with one or more external gears.
Pump, gear - Pump in which two or more gears act in engagement as pumping members.
Pump, hydraulic - A device which converts mechanical force and motion into hydraulic fluid power.
Pump, multiple stage - Two or more hydraulic pumps in series.
Pump, piston, axial - Pump having several pistons with mutually parallel axes which are arranged around and parallel to a common axis.
Pump, piston, inline - Pump having several pistons with mutually parallel axes arranged on a common plane.
Pump, piston, radial - Pump having several pistons arranged to operate radially.
Pump, piston - Pump in which the fluid volume is displaced by one or more reciprocating pistons.
Pump, screw - A hydraulic pump having one or more screws rotating in a housing.
Pump, vane, balanced - Pump in which the transverse forces on the rotor are balanced.
Pump, vane, unbalanced - Pump in which the transverse forces on the rotor are not balanced.
Pump, vane - A hydraulic pump having multiple radial vanes within a supporting rotor.
Pump, variable displacement - A hydraulic pump in which the volume displaced per cycle can be varied.
Quick -Acting Coupling - A component that can quickly join or separate a fluid line repeatedly by hand without the use of tools.
Refrigerated Dryer - Moisture is separated by lowering the air temperature by means of refrigeration compressor and heat exchanger.
Regenerative Circuit - A circuit in which pressurized fluid discharged from a component is returned to the system to reduce power input requirements.
Regenerative Dryer - The capacity of the dryer to separate moisture can be restored without replacing the drying compound.
Regulator, Air Pressure - A (usually adjustable) pressure-reducing valve with pressure gauge that transforms a fluctuating air pressure supply to provide a constant, lower pressure output.
Reinforcing Agent - Material dispersed in an elastomer to improve compression, shear, or other stress properties.
Reservoir (tank) - A container for storage of liquid in a fluid power system.
Reservoir, Hydraulic - A reservoir for storing and conditioning a liquid in a hydraulic system.
Reservoir, pressure sealed - A sealed reservoir for storage of fluids under pressure.
Resilient - Capable of returning to original size and shape after deformation.
Reyn - The standard unit of absolute viscosity in the English system. It is expressed in pound-seconds per square inch.
Reynolds Number - A numerical ratio of the dynamic forces of mass flow to the shear stress due to viscosity. Flow usually changes from laminar to turbulent between Reynolds Numbers 2,000 and 4,000.
Ring, O - An elastomeric circular seal that has a round cross section.
Ring, piston - A piston sealing ring. It is usually one of a series and is often split to facilitate expansion or contraction.
Ring, scraper - A ring which removes material by a scraping action.
Rotation - The direction of rotation is always quoted as viewed looking at the shaft end. In dubious cases, provide a sketch.
Seal, Cup — Synthetic Fluid
Seal, cup - A sealing device with a radial base integral with an axial cylindrical projection at its outer diameter.
Seal, dynamic - A sealing device used between parts that have relative motion.
Seal, elastomer - A material having rubber-like properties; i.e., having the capacity for large deformation and rapid and substantially complete recovery on release from the deforming force.
Seal, rod (shaft) - A sealing device which seals the periphery of a piston rod.
Seal, static (gasket) - A sealing device used between parts that have no relative motion.
Sensor - A device which detects and transmits changes in external conditions.
Separator - A device whose primary function is to isolate contaminants by physical properties other than size. (Separators remove gas from liquid medium or remove liquid from gaseous medium).
Sequence Circuit - A circuit which established the order in which two or more phases of a circuit occur.
Servovalve - A valve which modulates output as a function of an input command.
Servovalve, electrohydraulic - A servovalve which is capable of continuously controlling hydraulic output as a function of an electrical input.
Servovalve, electrohydraulic, flow control - An electrohydraulic servovalve whose primary function is control of output flow.
Servovalve hysteresis - The difference in the servovalve input currents required to produce the same output during a single cycle of valve input current when cycled at a rate below that at which dynamic effects are important.
Servovalve null leakage - Total internal leakage from the valve in the null position.
Servovalve, pressure control - A hydraulic servovalve whose primary function is the control of output pressure.
Shrinkage - Decreased volume of seal, usually caused by extraction of soluble constituents by fluids followed by air drying.
Silencer - A device for reducing gas flow noise. Noise is decreased by tuned resonant control of gas expansion.
Snubber - see gage damper.
Solenoid, digital - Electrically energized device which generates on-off signals.
Solenoid, proportional - An electrical device that reacts proportionally to strength of electrical signal.
Sorption - The term used to denote the combination of absorption and adsorption processes in the same substance.
Specific gravity, liquid - The ratio of the weight of a given volume of liquid to the weight of an equal volume of water.
Squeeze - Cross section diametral compression of O-ring between surface of the groove bottom and surface of other mating metal part in the gland assembly.
Stage - A hydraulic amplifier used in a servovalve. Servovalves may be single stage, two stage, three stage, etc.
Standard - A document, or an object for physical comparison, for defining product characteristics, products, or processes; prepared by a consensus of a properly constituted group of those substantially affected and having the qualifications to prepare the standard for voluntary use.
Stokes - The standard unit kinematic viscosity in the cgs (centimeter gram second) system. It is expressed in square centimeters per second; 1 centistokes equals 0.01 stokes.
Strainer - see filter, strainer.
Surface tension - The surface force of a liquid in contact with a fluid by which it tends to assume a spherical form and to present the least possible surface. It is expressed in pounds per foot or dynes per centimeter.
Surge - A transient rise of pressure or flow.
Swell - Increased volume of specimen caused by immersion in a fluid (usually a liquid).
Switch, float - An electric switch which is responsive to liquid level.
Switch, flow - An electric switch operated by fluid flow.
Switch, pressure differential - An electric switch operated by a difference in pressure.
Switch, pressure - An electric switch operated by fluid pressure.
Synthetic fluid, silicate ester - A fluid compound of organic silicates. It may contain additives.
Synthetic fluid - Fluid other than mineral on which has been artificially compounded for use in a fluid power system.
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Temperature, ambient - The temperature of the environment in which an apparatus is working.
Tensile strength - Force in pounds per square inch required to cause the rupture of a specimen of a rubber material.
Terpolymer - A polymer consisting of three different monomers chemically combined.
Tie rod - An axial external cylinder element which traverses the length of the cylinder. It is prestressed at assembly to hold the ends of the cylinder against the tubing. Tie rod extensions can be a mounting device.
Torque motor - A type of electromechanical transducer having rotary motion used in the input stages of servovalves.
Torque - Rotary force transmitted by the driving shaft of the pump.
Torr - A unit of pressure equal to 1/760 of an atmosphere.
Torricelli's Theorem - The liquid velocity at an outlet discharging into the free atmosphere is proportional to the square root of the head.
Transducer, flow - A device which converts fluid flow to an electrical signal.
Transducer, pressure - A device which converts fluid pressure to an electrical signal.
Trunnion - A mounting device consisting of a pair of opposite projecting cylindrical pivots. The cylindrical pivot pins are at right angle or normal to the piston rod centerline to permit the cylinder to swing in a plane.
Tube - A conductor whose size is its outside diameter. Tube is available in varied wall thickness and material.
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Valve - A device which controls fluid flow direction, pressure or flow rate.
Valve actuator - The valve part(s) through which force is applied to move or position flow-directing elements.
Valve, air - A valve for controlling air.
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Valve, directional control, 4-way - A directional control valve whose primary function is to pressurize and exhaust two ports.
Valve, directional control, check - A directional control valve which permits flow of fluid in only one direction.
Valve, directly operated - A valve in which the controlling forces acting on the element directly influence the movement of the control elements.
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Valve, flow control (flow metering) - A valve whose primary function is to control flow rate.
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Valve, flow dividing - A valve which divides the flow from a single source into two or more branches.
Valve, hydraulic - A valve for controlling liquid.
Valve, needle - A flow control valve in which the adjustable control element is a tapered needle. Its usual purpose is the accurate control of the rate of volume of flow.
Valve, pilot operated (indirect) - A valve in which a relatively small flow through an integral vent line relief (pilot) controls the movement of the main element.
Valve, pilot - A valve applied to operate another valve or control.
Volume change - A change in the volume of a seal as a result of immersion in a fluid expressed as a percentage of the original volume.
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Many of you will have, by now, installed the Adobe AIR runtime. Most probably it will be to run something like Twhirl. At this point many of you will be asking "what's Twhirl?" If I said it was a nice desktop application that makes using Twitter so much easier I hope you don't ask "what's Twitter?" :-) So, we're beginning to see these desktop applications coded using Adobe AIR, which stands for... [More]


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'This Town' targets D.C. elite
New York Times Magazine writer Mark Leibovich's new book "This Town" portrays Washington as so craven and filled with such careerists and climbers that even the most powerful man in the free world can't trust his closest aides not to stab him in the back.
On a Saturday in 2011, President Barack Obama entered a meeting with top aides and confronted them about leaks of his mostly closely guarded secrets — a list of issues he hadn't addressed in his first term and hoped to get to if reelected, including climate change, immigration, same-sex marriage, and the closing of Guantánamo Bay.
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"Obama addressed it immediately, in a tone more of disappointment than anger," Leibovich writes in an excerpt from "This Town" that was obtained by POLITICO. "'I trusted you guys,' he said slowly. He told everyone that he believed the meetings had been helpful, and that he hoped they could continue in some form. But if they did, Obama said, they would not include him, and he walked out."
Vice President Joe Biden admonished the group for letting the president down, and the room went silent. Said Robert Gibbs, Obama's longtime spokesman and adviser, "Someone in here decided that they were bigger than the president. Who the f—- would think that?'" Gibbs later told Leibovich. "I remember saying in that meeting, 'Somehow we have all changed. Or maybe Washington just changed us.'"
Washington's power to shape and corrupt is at the heart of Leibovich's book, and he takes aim at many prominent figures in this town: from Bill and Hillary Clinton to Sen. Harry Reid to power lawyer Robert Barnett and media insider Tammy Haddad — all of whom come in for scrutiny.
POLITICO takes a fair share of fire, too. In a review of the book for The Washington Post, Leibovich is quoted as referring to the site in the book as "the caffeinated trade site," "the emerging company-town organ for Political Washington," and "an organization of healthy self-regard."
But Leibovich also turns the lens on himself as both chronicler of the D.C. "Club" and a captive of its excesses.
"Yes, I'm guilty," he writes in the prologue. "I write about national politics at a big media outlet. I've been in This Town sixteen years, nine spent working for the Washington Post and the last seven for the New York Times. I have a title, an affiliation, and a business card that seem to impress. People appear to believe I am worth knowing (and I must be, because sometimes I get to go on Morning Joe!). I have lots of 'Washington friends' and also some real ones. People then ask, legitimately, would it be possible to write honestly about The Club from the inside? 'Who discovered water?' goes the old Yiddish riddle. 'I don't know, but it wasn't a fish.' I am a fish. I have chosen to live, work, and raise my family in the murk."


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FL Studio 9.6 Beta!
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FL Studio 9.6 Notable Changes
The beta incorporates a number of enhancements and new features based on ongoing development and customer input, including :
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PACE announces 2012-13 season: CSO, Natalie MacMaster, Phil Palisoul headed to Parker
The Parker Arts, Culture and Events Center, better known as PACE, is out with the lineup for its sophomore season in 2012-13.
It's a serious and varied list of events that builds on the success of the venue's first year.
Among the highlights: appearances from Colorado Symphony Orchestra musicians, the Colorado Ballet and Ballet Nouveau, dancing to the sounds of the popular band Paper Bird. The local theater troupe PHAMALY will present "Cyrano de Bergerac" and PACE will premiere "Scarlet Letter…the Musical," by local playwright Melissa Faith Hart. Bigger names include international music stars Natalie MacMaster and Paco Peña.
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Dragon's Lair: The Movie seeks $550K on Kickstarter
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Microsoft has updated its Xbox Live content schedule, and the releases kick off today with the Max Payne 3 Season Pass, Zumba Fitness Rush Bollywood Style Pack, Tiger Woods 13 DLC, and a Kinect Arcade sale featuring titles like Double Fine Happy Action Theater and Fruit Ninja Kinect for cheap.
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Europe's PEGI ratings board appears to have outed an Xbox Live Arcade release of the 80's classic Dragon's Lair.
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An alert guide dog saved a California man and woman on Monday from an out-of-control vehicle swerving backward down a public sidewalk at high speed.
Todd Jurek and Danielle Alvarado are both employees of Guide Dogs for the Blind, a company that trains service dogs to assist visually impaired individuals. They were taking a O'Neil, an 18-month-old Labrador retriever, out for a training walk in San Rafael, Calif., on Monday morning when the near-death experience occurred.
The San Jose Mercury News reports that a 93-year-old woman was reportedly trying to parallel park her vehicle when she lost control and began driving the car in reverse, smashing a store window.
"It was just an unbelievable sight to see something going backwards, barreling down the sidewalk," Jurek told the paper.
Jurek and Alvarado, who was blindfolded as part of the exercise, did not see the car barreling down the sidewalk behind them. But O'Neil sensed something was going on and jerked his head backward. The motion caught Jurek's attention who then also looked backward just in time to see the car.
The entire incident was captured on a security camera from a local business.
"He probably heard the commotion before the window popped," Jurek said of O'Neil's timely response.
Amazingly, no one was hurt in the incident, including the driver, who reportedly hit a street bench and stop light before coming to a stop.
Despite everyone walking away unharmed, San Rafael Police Sgt. Raul Aguilar said his department is requesting that the Department of Motor Vehicles conduct a re-examination of the driver to make sure she is qualified to operate a vehicle.
Jurek said O'Neil underwent a series of tests on Tuesday to ensure he was not traumatized by the incident. Guide Dogs for the Blind says it hopes to have the courageous pup placed with an individual sometime in the coming weeks.


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Kathy walked into The CorkScrew. During the day it had masqueraded as a cafe with coffee, tea, hot chocolate, soft drinks, and any alcohol you felt like adding. At night the old place truly came alive as the beloved town bar where everyone met to have fun and catch up.
However, the building no longer met fire code regulations. It hadn't when she started working here as a bartender when she was sixteen, having procured a fake ID. But twenty-five years later the place was so terrible it had to be torn down; even renovations couldn't save The CorkScrew.
At the front of the bar were bottles from years gone by. For some reason one could still get an ancient bottle of 7Up to mix with lime juice and Vodka. There was original Coca Cola and original Pepsi, whatever you preferred to have with your Rye or Rum.
Kathy along with neighbors, patrons, and friends — some she'd known all her life — had come to the bar one last time to watch as The CorkScrew was boarded-up. Oddly enough, even the rats seemed to be leaving the building, which only made Kathy cry harder.
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Fighting food: Consumers revolt
Sitting at her kitchen table in Houston, Bettina Siegel, a corporate lawyer-turned-school lunch blogger and mom of two, had no idea she had the power to spark a massive consumer uprising with her laptop.
But that's exactly what she did. In March 2012, her petition on Change.org asking the Agriculture Department to stop serving "pink slime" to school kids drew nearly 260,000 signatures. The social media fire, fanned by ABC News and dozens of other media outlets, led retailers and schools across the country to drop the product, formally known as lean finely textured beef, or LFTB, from their ground beef.
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Siegel's petition was one of the early examples of social media dramatically influencing the food system and, ultimately, food policy. But now these online consumer revolts are a norm that's upending the power dynamic between corporations and consumers.
In the two years since the frenzy over LFTB, online petitions have helped pressure Starbucks to drop red dye made from crushed bugs from its strawberry Frappuccino. Kraft has removed artificial dyes from some of its children's mac & cheese products. Chick-fil-A removed high fructose corn syrup and certain additives from its buns and sauces while pledging to source poultry from birds raised without antibiotics by 2019. Chipotle has posted a list of its ingredients that contain GMOs on its website. And just last month, Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors for the first time disclosed ingredients for some of their beers online.
( Also on POLITICO: House lawmakers rip USDA on farm bill progress)
In a different era, a stern letter from an angry customer might be answered by a corporate form letter, and that would be the end of it. But now consumers can leverage hundreds of thousands of like-minded people in a short amount of time, and companies are finding that it's smart business — and politics — to respond quickly and decisively.
"I think pink slime changed the way people saw the power of social media, the power of a single mom's voice," said Melissa Musiker, vice president of nutrition policy at APCO Worldwide, a public relations firm that has helped food and beverage companies navigate social media crises. "People didn't take Bettina Siegel seriously. They just thought she was some random mom. It doesn't work that way anymore."
The phenomenon spans beyond just nutrition — Bank of America recently gave up a plan for debit card fees, and Change.org helped propel publicity for Trayvon Martin — but food and beverage companies have been a particularly hot target. Three of the top seven most popular petitions of all time on Change.org are about animal welfare in meat production, and more than two dozen food-related petitions have each earned tens of thousands of signatures, many of them hundreds of thousands.
"Food is definitely one of the most popular topics on the site," said Megan Lubin, a Change.org spokeswoman, who noted that such petitions have been increasing in recent years due, in part, to the "deep media saturation" that Siegel's petition achieved.
( Also on POLITICO: Kansas hopeful's bipartisan push hits snag)
For the food industry, accustomed to a slow-moving regulatory process, the social media revolts are causing nothing short of whiplash. The pink slime furor, for example, grabbed national attention and changed federal policy in a matter of days.
"I'd never started a petition about anything in my life," recalled Siegel. But when she learned that the USDA was purchasing millions of pounds of the ammonia-treated beef for the National School Lunch Program, she was outraged. She got to nearly a quarter of a million signatures in six days. By day nine, the USDA announced it would allow states to opt out of purchasing ground beef containing the finely textured product. The story was splashed across every major media outlet.
Beef-state Republican Govs. Rick Perry of Texas, Sam Brownback of Kansas and Terry Branstad of Iowa ate LFTB-burgers to try to bolster support. They even gave out "Dude it's beef" T-shirts.
But it was too late. Beef Products Inc., the South Dakota-based maker of LFTB, once used in 70 percent of the nation's ground beef, quickly lost most of its customers, forcing it to shutter two of its three plants and lay off nearly 700 people.


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Imagine for a moment you work for one of the best-known companies in the world, one that made computers an essential part of business. Imagine this company, with more than half a million employees, had let each business unit create its own security systems as long as it followed certain guidelines. Now imagine it's time to replace that with an enterprisewide security architecture. Most people would reasonably imagine this to be a scary, overwhelming project.
The 2012 CSO Compass Award Honorees
This year's CSO Compass Award winners point the way toward risk management that's more inclusive -- and more exact
Shelley Stewart: Business view
Kristin Lovejoy: Enabling innovation
Eric Cowperthwaite: Connect the dots
Kristin Lovejoy, IBM's VP of IT risk, isn't most people.
"That much complexity creates more risk," says Lovejoy. "We had to do this in order to decrease risk throughout the organization, even though it meant replacing solutions that may have worked perfectly well for a particular unit." Before she could do that, she had to transform the IT risk function at IBM. When she was named to her post in 2010, IT risk was focused on security, business continuity and disaster recovery. Its priorities were mostly driven by compliance or crisis mitigation. "We were sort of the department of 'no,'" she says. "We were always telling people why they couldn't do things." Lovejoy, with the support of then-CIO Pat Toole and his successor Jeanette Horan, knew that had to change. The department had to become one that enabled business innovation, not blocked it. "Instead of focusing on defense, let's think about business transformation and processes," says Lovejoy. "Our job is to think through the worst possible scenarios and create plans to overcome them so projects can move ahead."
One example of that can be seen in how IBM has responded to the challenge of employees using their personal devices for work. By setting the IT risk department up to find solutions, not veto plans, IBM was able to securely move ahead with many new initiatives, including a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) strategy. Lovejoy, who had previously been vice president of security strategy at IBM, says that instead of waiting until BYOD was planned out, she and her team got involved at the start. In fact, her department helped create the business case for letting employees do this. By the end of the first year, the initiative was supporting 100,000 devices. This allowed employees to use social media to further IBM's business agenda, and to adopt cloud computing on a wide scale.
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Final Fantasy Legend II
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Long ago, the ancient gods possessed a powerful force called The Magi. But they later split it into 77 different pieces and scattered them throughout nine different worlds. You've been given one of those pieces. And now, along with your band of chosen warriors, you journey through each world searching for the rest of the pieces and your long-lost father. You face danger at every turn. But if you make the right decisions, you can conquer each world and recover all the pieces of The Magi. Get ready for a daunting adventure, filled with unexpected surprises and perils.
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Here's another craft project that I made for the latest issue of Katha Magazine. Create a simple greeting card that you can give to your loved ones. You don't need to buy stamps to decorate your card. Simply use the rubber eraser at the back of your pencil and voila!
Ink pad in different colors
Pencil with rubber eraser at the back
White card stock paper
Heart Cookie Cutter
On a piece of paper, trace the outline of the heart template with a pencil. You can use a heart shaped cookie cutter as a template or you can just draw the heart with your own hands. Cut it and tape it on the white card stock paper that you will be using as a greeting card.
Time to decorate! Press the pencil's eraser on to the ink pad and start stamping on to the card stock paper. Make sure to use one color at a time so you won't mix the colors on your eraser. I used pink, purple and red ink pads for this. If you do not have ink pads, you can lightly dip your eraser in poster paint instead. This will produce stronger shades.
If you don't want to decorate your card with plain circles, you can carve your pencil eraser with a cutter into different shapes like triangles, hearts, or squares.
You can embellish your card some more with gold circles. I punched gold paper to create shiny circles, sprayed adhesive on the card stock, and sprinkled the circles all over.
When it's completely dry, you may remove the heart template and you can write down your message with a pen or whatever medium that you want to use. To stick to the stamped theme, I used my alphabet stamp set to write down my message.
There is nothing more special and personal than a simple handmade gift to a loved one. Hope you enjoyed this! Have a great day! :) Read more articles in Katha Magazine.