WorksheetsChapter 5 Hydraulics
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 10hrs 0mins
Fixed-displacement pumps are rated by fluid flow and ___.
pressure rating
speed
Hydraulic pump types include gear, vane, and ___ pumps.
piston
vane
___ is a localized gaseous condition within a stream of fluid that occurs when pressure is reduced to vapor pressure.
Cavitation
All of the above
A lobe pump requires ___ to drive the lobe-shaped driven gears.
timing gears
pistons
___ is the volume of hydraulic fluid moved during each revolution of the shaft of a pump.
displacement
Volumetric efficiency
A ___ pump has an inner rotor that meshes with the gear teeth of an outer rotor.
gerotor
lobe
piston
A variable displacement pump varies the amount of hydraulic fluid with movable internal components while the ___ of the prime mover remains fixed.
rom
gpm
Bent-axis piston pumps are different from axial piston pumps because their ___ are at an angle (offset).
pistons and piston blocks
swash plates
pistons, piston block, and swash plate
none of the above
A(n) ___ plate is an angled plate used to extend and retract the piston in an axial piston pump.
axial
cylinder barrel
piston
swash
The main categories of hydraulic pumps are dynamic and ____ pumps.
fixed
nonpositive-displacement
positive-displacement
variable
The most common method to vary the angle of a swash plate is through ____.
internal pilot pressure
the speed of the prime mover
the rotating vanes
the cartridge assemby
A ___ is part of a vane pump and houses the canes, rotor, and cam ring, which are all placed between two end plates.
cam ring
cartridge assembly
cartridge fitting
slotted rotor
Gear pumps may be external, internal, lobe, or ___.
centrifugal
gerotor
piston
vane
____ is the highest amount of pressure at which a pump can create fluid flow.
Displacement
Gallons per minute
Pressure rating
Volumetric efficiency
A(n) ____ vane pump allows adjustment of the flow rate of the pump.
axial
balanced
variable-displacement
variable displacement, pressure compensated
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.
True
False
Hydraulic fixed-displacement pumps cannot vary the amount of fluid flow that they produce during operation without changing the speed at which they operate.
True
False
External gear pumps have two different sized gears.
True
False
A balanced vane pump has an elliptical cam ring.
True
False
Displacement is the fluid flow that a pump can produce.
True
False
Axial piston pumps create a smooth fluid flow for piston pumps.
True
False
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.
True
False
Gear pumps operate through the extension and retraction of multiple pistons.
True
False
All bent axis piston pumps are variable.
True
False
Dynamic pumps include gear, vane, and piston pumps.
True
False
Pseudocavitation can be caused by low reservoir fluid.
True
False
Gear pumps have the highest level of loudness while in operation.
True
False
Hydraulic pump schematic symbols provide direct information on pump type.
True
False
Vane pumps are typically used in applications that require movement of high viscosity fluids.
True
False
A radial piston pump consists of pistons located parallel to the pump shaft
True
False
Radial piston pumps can be classified as cam or rotating piston pumps.
True
False
All hydraulic pumps have nameplates fixed to them.
True
False
The length of a piston is the main determinant to the amount of gpm that an axial piston pump can produce.
True
False
Gear pumps are ideal for equipment operators in dirty environments.
True
False
A bent-axis piston pump can operate at pressures above 10,000 psi.
True
False
The rotor of a variable displacement, pressure compensated, vane pump is centered with a crescent seal.
True
False
All gear pumps are fixed displacement pumps.
True
False
Unbalanced vane pumps have the simplest design of the various types of vane pumps.
True
False
Gerotor pumps are used for high-pressure applications of greater than 1000 psi.
True
False
Positive displacement pumps are typically classified as fixed or variable.
True
False
