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Chapter 5 Hydraulics

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 10hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fixed-displacement pumps are rated by fluid flow and ___.

a)

pressure rating

b)

speed

2.

Hydraulic pump types include gear, vane, and ___ pumps.

a)

piston

b)

vane

3.

___ is a localized gaseous condition within a stream of fluid that occurs when pressure is reduced to vapor pressure.

a)

Cavitation

b)

All of the above

4.

A lobe pump requires ___ to drive the lobe-shaped driven gears.

a)

timing gears

b)

pistons

5.

___ is the volume of hydraulic fluid moved during each revolution of the shaft of a pump.

a)

displacement

b)

Volumetric efficiency

6.

A ___ pump has an inner rotor that meshes with the gear teeth of an outer rotor.

a)

gerotor

b)

lobe

c)

piston

7.

A variable displacement pump varies the amount of hydraulic fluid with movable internal components while the ___ of the prime mover remains fixed.

a)

rom

b)

gpm

8.

Bent-axis piston pumps are different from axial piston pumps because their ___ are at an angle (offset).

a)

pistons and piston blocks

b)

swash plates

c)

pistons, piston block, and swash plate

d)

none of the above

9.

A(n) ___ plate is an angled plate used to extend and retract the piston in an axial piston pump.

a)

axial

b)

cylinder barrel

c)

piston

d)

swash

10.

The main categories of hydraulic pumps are dynamic and ____ pumps.

a)

fixed

b)

nonpositive-displacement

c)

positive-displacement

d)

variable

11.

The most common method to vary the angle of a swash plate is through ____.

a)

internal pilot pressure

b)

the speed of the prime mover

c)

the rotating vanes

d)

the cartridge assemby

12.

A ___ is part of a vane pump and houses the canes, rotor, and cam ring, which are all placed between two end plates.

a)

cam ring

b)

cartridge assembly

c)

cartridge fitting

d)

slotted rotor

13.

Gear pumps may be external, internal, lobe, or ___.

a)

centrifugal

b)

gerotor

c)

piston

d)

vane

14.

____ is the highest amount of pressure at which a pump can create fluid flow.

a)

Displacement

b)

Gallons per minute

c)

Pressure rating

d)

Volumetric efficiency

15.

A(n) ____ vane pump allows adjustment of the flow rate of the pump.

a)

axial

b)

balanced

c)

variable-displacement

d)

variable displacement, pressure compensated

16.

Although lobe pumps can be used in pneumatic applications, they are typically used in hydraulic applications to move products such as slurries, pastes, and solids.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Hydraulic fixed-displacement pumps cannot vary the amount of fluid flow that they produce during operation without changing the speed at which they operate.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

External gear pumps have two different sized gears.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

A balanced vane pump has an elliptical cam ring.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Displacement is the fluid flow that a pump can produce.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Axial piston pumps create a smooth fluid flow for piston pumps.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Changing the angle of the swash plate in a variable-displacement piston pump does not affect the distance of how far back a piston pulls.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Gear pumps operate through the extension and retraction of multiple pistons.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

All bent axis piston pumps are variable.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Dynamic pumps include gear, vane, and piston pumps.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Pseudocavitation can be caused by low reservoir fluid.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Gear pumps have the highest level of loudness while in operation.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Hydraulic pump schematic symbols provide direct information on pump type.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Vane pumps are typically used in applications that require movement of high viscosity fluids.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

A radial piston pump consists of pistons located parallel to the pump shaft

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Radial piston pumps can be classified as cam or rotating piston pumps.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

All hydraulic pumps have nameplates fixed to them.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

The length of a piston is the main determinant to the amount of gpm that an axial piston pump can produce.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Gear pumps are ideal for equipment operators in dirty environments.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

A bent-axis piston pump can operate at pressures above 10,000 psi.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

The rotor of a variable displacement, pressure compensated, vane pump is centered with a crescent seal.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

All gear pumps are fixed displacement pumps.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Unbalanced vane pumps have the simplest design of the various types of vane pumps.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Gerotor pumps are used for high-pressure applications of greater than 1000 psi.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Positive displacement pumps are typically classified as fixed or variable.

a)

True

b)

False