Monday, May 28, 2012

Understanding the Working of Hydraulic Motors

By Todd Smith


Hydraulic motors are the important part of a hydraulic power unit and are driven by hydraulic pumps that provide pressurized liquid to make motion. These pumps run on a diesel or a gas engine. Among the various types of pumps available the gear pump is the most simple of all. It comprises of a box, with two gears rotating and pushing oil from the inlet valve to the outlet valve. The oil then flows into the motors and into the system.

Under the most simple types of motors comes the hydraulic cylinder. Oils reach the sealed cylinder and push the spring-loaded piston out. The piston comes back in when the oil flows out. This piston is attached to a spread of powerful devices to manipulate them, just as hydraulic cylinders mange the spades on the bulldozers and dump trucks.

Hydraulic cylinders also help in turning the motors. While the piston is attached to a rotating spindle, the oil flows into it, pushing it and turning the spindle. When the perfect level is reached, the oil gushes out of the outlet valve and retracts back the piston into the cylinder revolving the spindle all way round.

While the oil is firmly put to create rotation at times , a specific kind of motors called revolving motors are used like reversed hydraulic pumps. As in a vane motor the oil pushes a rotating vane around in a circle, in the case the gear motor, the oil fills into a sealed box, pushing gears around a circle and ultimately flowing out through another valve.

The biggest advantage of having a hydraulic system is that it permits several varieties of motors to be driven by a single pump. Like a hydraulic system helps a crane to raise and lower the hoist, control the arm, and move the single tractor. Similarly hydraulic actuators can be put into use to manage large puppets and their activities.




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