While doing some fact checking for a consulting job, I had cause to review Australian Standard AS 2671; Hydraulic Fluid Power-General Requirements for Systems. This Australian Standard is basically the International Standard, ISO 4413 with some amendments based on the local advisory committee’s input.
One of these amendments has to do with pump suction strainers. Section 8.3.3 of ISO 4413:2010, … Read more
One of our members described the hydraulic layout of a rear-mounted knuckle crane on a truck, which was giving trouble, as follows:
“The pump is a bent axis Muncie pump 20 GPM, 4300 PSI. The pressure line is 3/4″ hose and steel tube. The pump intake line is a 2″ suction hose from the tank located on the crane base … Read more
When designing and constructing a hydraulic tank there are a lot of things to consider. One of them is to ensure an air-sucking vortex, like that you see when water goes down a drain, can not develop at the pump intake line penetration. Doing the following will ensure that it doesn’t:
–Locate the intake penetration at least five times its … Read more