Description
Book SynopsisAnthony Esposito was born on October 4, 1934 in Schenectady, NY. His family moved to Saratoga Springs, NY in 1948. He graduated from Saratoga Springs High School in 1953. In 1957 he received a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Union College in Schenectady. He was employed at General Electric Company as a design engineer in Cincinnati from 1957 to 1961 and a control systems engineer in Schenectady from 1961 to 1965. He married Mary Jane Stark of Cincinnati in 1959 and they have four children and ten grandchildren. Anthony and Mary currently live in Fairfield, OH.
Upon receiving a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Union College in 1965, Anthony left General Electric to begin a teaching career at Miami University within the Manufacturing Engineering Department. In 1969 he received his Professional Engineer's License from the State of Ohio. He served as Chairman of the Manufacturing Engineering Department from 1976 to 1992. During his ca
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO FLUID POWER
CHAPTER 2 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF HYDRAULIC FLUIDS
CHAPTER 3 ENERGY AND POWER IN HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 4 FRICTIONAL LOSSES IN HYDRAULIC PIPELINES
CHAPTER 5 HYDRAULIC PUMPS
CHAPTER 6 HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS AND CUSHIOING DEVICES
CHAPTER 7 HYDRAULIC MOTORS
CHAPTER 8 HYDRAULIC VALVES
CHAPTER 9 HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT DESIGN AND ANALYSIS
CHAPTER 10 HYDRAULIC CONDUCTORS AND FITTINGS
CHAPTER 11 ANCILLARY HYDRAULIC DEVICES
CHAPTER 12 MAINTENANCE OF HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 13 PNEUMATICS: AIR PREPARATION AND COMPONENTS
CHAPTER 14 PNEUMATICS: CIRCUITS AND APPLICATIONS
CHAPTER 15 BASIC ELECTRICAL CONTROLS FOR FLUID POWER CIRCUITS
CHAPTER 16 FLUID LOGIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 17 ADVANCED ELECTRICAL CONTROLS FOR FLUID POWER SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 18 AUTOMATION STUDIOTM COMPUTER SOFTWARE
