Handbook of Modern Industrial Hydraulic Systems: Fluid Power Fundamentals, Component Sizing, Schematics, Diagnostics, and Reliability for Engineers and Technicians

By Robert Samuel Chen

Understand industrial hydraulics from first principles to reliable machine operation.

Handbook of Modern Industrial Hydraulic Systems is a practical engineering reference for anyone who must design, operate, troubleshoot, commission, or maintain hydraulic machinery.

Rather than treating components as isolated devices, Robert Samuel Chen shows how pressure, flow, load, control logic, fluid condition, heat, leakage, and measurement interact across a complete system. Clear explanations connect the governing physics to real pumps, valves, cylinders, motors, accumulators, filters, sensors, PLCs, and electrohydraulic controls.

Inside this handbook, you will learn how to: Read hydraulic symbols, schematics, flow paths, and machine operating statesSelect and size pumps, actuators, valves, lines, reservoirs, and supporting componentsBuild practical circuits for motion, pressure, speed, load holding, sequencing, and safetyUnderstand proportional, servo, electrohydraulic, sensor, PLC, and feedback-control interfacesEvaluate efficiency, heat generation, noise, leakage, contamination, and filtrationCommission systems using structured checks and meaningful measurementsDiagnose faults from pressure, flow, temperature, position, timing, and contamination evidenceDevelop maintenance and lifecycle strategies that improve reliability and reduce repeat failures

The 24-chapter progression moves from fluid behavior and essential calculations through component operation, circuit architecture, automation, fault analysis, and lifecycle improvement. More than 140 technical figures and practical visual plates support the explanations, while equations are paired with variable definitions and engineering interpretation.

Written for engineers, technicians, students, instructors, commissioning teams, maintenance professionals, and reliability practitioners, this handbook is both a structured learning text and a working reference for the machine floor.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HDQQR4N7
• ISBN13: 9798191950440
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 363 Pages
• Weight: 1.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.8" x 8.5"