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Bit Hydraulic Horsepower. The effective level of hydraulic energy (hydraulic horsepower per square inch) is the key to optimum bit performance. The rule-of-thumb estimate of diamond bit hydraulic horsepower HPj and penetration rates is shown in Table 4-99. The bit hydraulic horsepower is dependent upon the pressure drop across the bit and the flowrate. 

Helena Ramos (water-energy nexus energy efficiency and renewable energies hydraulics hydrotransients hydropower pumping systems leakage control water supply water vulnerability). Department of Civil Engineering, University of Lisbon (ULisboa), Lisbon... 

The principle of operation of the hydraulic reciprocating pump is similar to the beam pump, with a piston-like sub-surface pump action. The energy to drive the pump, however, is delivered through a hydraulic medium, the power fluid, commonly oil or water. The power fluid drives a downhole hydraulic motor which in turn drives the pump. A separate surface pump delivers the hydraulic power. The power fluid system can be of the closed loop or of the open type. In the latter case, the power fluids are mixed with the produced fluid stream. The performance of the hydraulic pump is primarily monitored by measuring the discharge pressures of both surface and sub-surface pumps. 

The jet pump relies on the same hydraulic power being delivered sub-surface as to the hydraulic reciprocating pump, but there the similarity ends. The high-pressure power fluid is accelerated through a nozzle, after whioh it is mixed with the well stream. The velocity of the well stream is thereby increased and this acquired kinetic energy is converted to pressure in an expander. The pressure is then sufficient to deliver the fluids to surface. The jet pump has no moving parts and can be made very compact. 

C. Cleary and co-workers. Hydraulic characteristics of ice slurry and chilled waterflow. Advanced Energy Transmission Fluids—Einal Report of Research, lEA District Heating, 1990. 

The transformation of bulk Hquid to sprays can be achieved in many different ways. Basic techniques iaclude applying hydraulic pressure, electrical, acoustic, or mechanical energy to overcome the cohesive forces within the Hquid. 

Blended hydraulic cements are used to conserve energy. They are intimate and uniform blends of tine materials such as Pordand cement, ground blast furnace slag, dy ash, and other po22olans, ie, tine, reactive sUica sources. ASTM C595 Hsts five classes or types. 

Isothermal Gas Flow in Pipes and Channels Isothermal compressible flow is often encountered in long transport lines, where there is sufficient heat transfer to maintain constant temperature. Velocities and Mach numbers are usually small, yet compressibihty effects are important when the total pressure drop is a large fraction of the absolute pressure. For an ideal gas with p = pM. JKT, integration of the differential form of the momentum or mechanical energy balance equations, assuming a constant fric tion factor/over a length L of a channel of constant cross section and hydraulic diameter D, yields,... 

Additional theoretical bac-kground can be obtained from Preiswerk, Application of the Methods of Gas Dynamics to Water Flows with Free Suiface, part 1 Flows with No Energy Dissipation, NACA Tech. Mem. 934, 1940 part 11 Flows with Momentum Discontinuities Hydraulic Jumps), NACA Tech. Mem. 935, 1940. 

This is the energy source for hydraulic systems. It converts electrical energy into dynamic, hydraulic pressure. In almost all cases, hydraulic systems utilize positive displacement pumps as their primary power source. These are broken down into two primary sub-classifications constant-volume or variable-volume. In the former, the pumps are designed to deliver a fixed output (i.e. both volume and pressure) of hydraulic fluid. In the later, the pump delivers only the volume or pressure required for specific functions of the system or its components. 

The energy generated by the hydraulic pump must be directed and controlled so that the energy can be used. A variety of directional and functional control valves are designed to provide a wide range of control functions. 

The energy within a hydraulic system is of no value until it is converted into work. Typically, this is accomplished by using an actuating device of some type. This actuating device may be a cylinder, which converts the hydraulic energy into linear mechanical force a hydraulic motor, that converts energy into rotational force or a variety of other actuators designed to provide specific work functions. 

Most hydraulic systems use a positive displacement pump to generate energy within the system. Unless the pressure is controlled, these pumps will generate excessive pressure that can cause catastrophic failure of system component. A relief valve is always installed downstream of the hydraulic pump to prevent excessive pressure and to provide a positive relief should a problem develop within the system. The relief valve is designed to open at a preset system pressure. When the valve opens, it diverts flow to the receiver tank or reservoir. 

A similar action takes place in a fluid power system in which the fluid takes the place of the projectile. For example, the pump in a hydraulic system imparts energy to the fluid, which overcomes the inertia of the fluid at rest and causes it to flow through the lines. The fluid flows against some type of actuator that is at rest. The fluid tends to continue flowing, overcomes the inertia of the actuator, and moves the actuator to do work. Friction uses up a portion of the energy as the fluid flows through the lines and components. 

At all points in a system, the static pressure is always equal to the original static pressure less any velocity head at a specific point in the system and less the friction head required to reach that point. Since both the velocity head and friction head represent energy and energy cannot be destroyed, the sum of the static head, the velocity head, and the friction head at any point in the system must add up to the original static head. This is known as Bernoulli s principal, which states For the horizontal flow of fluids through a tube, the sum of the pressure and the kinetic energy per unit volume of the fluid is constant. This principle governs the relationship of the static and dynamic factors in hydraulic systems. 

Fluid power equipment is designed to reduce friction as much as possible. Since energy cannot be destroyed, some of the energy created by both static pressure and velocity is converted to heat energy as the fluid flows through the piping and components within a hydraulic system. As friction increases, so does the amount of dynamic and static energy that is converted into heat. 

To minimize the loss of useable energy lost to its conversion to heat energy, care must be taken in the design, installation and operation of hydraulic system. As a minimum the following factors must be considered ... 

Turbulent or unbalanced media flow (i.e., aerodynamic or hydraulic instability) does not have the same quadratic impacts on the vibration profile as that of load change, but it increases the overall vibration energy. This generates a unique profile that can be used to quantify the level of instability present in the machine. The profile generated by unbalanced flow is visible at the vane or blade-pass frequency of the rotating element. In addition, the profile shows a marked increase in the random noise generated by the flow of gas or liquid through the machine. 

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