High hydraulic fluid temperature - how it causes premature failures
I was asked recently to conduct failure analysis on two radial piston hydraulic motors that had failed well short of their expected service life. Inspection revealed that the motors had failed through inadequate lubrication, as a result of low fluid viscosity caused by excessive hydraulic fluid temperature.
As the temperature of petroleum-based hydraulic fluid increases, its viscosity decreases. If fluid temperature increases to the point where viscosity falls below the level required to maintain a lubricating film between the internal parts of the component, damage will result.
The temperature at which this occurs depends on the viscosity grade of the fluid in the system. Hydraulic fluid temperatures above 180°F (82°C) damage seals and reduce the service life of the fluid. But depending on the grade of fluid, viscosity can fall to critical levels well below this temperature.
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روی دیواره بیرونی هر تایر، اعداد و کدهای درج شده است که در حقیقت شناسنامه لاستیک خودرو هستند. در شکل مفهوم این علائم بیان شده است. در ادامه به شرح برخی از مهمترین آنها میپردازیم.
الف) اندازه تایر
اندازه لاستیک خودرو با علائمی
همچون4P185/60R13
نشانداده میشود.
که بدین معنی میباشد:
P = تایر خودروی شخصی
185= پهنای تایر
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