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RE: Hydraulic circuit design software frans (Mechanical)
By definition, I am supposed to point clients to the best practices and the best use of Fluid Power, not to just sell a product. I am a Certified Fluid Power Specialist and I take it seriously.
Hydraulic circuit design software free download how to#
Unfortunately, certification sometimes shows that a person knows how to study for an exam and not that they are actually competent to do the job. Industry needs to have more qualified people on staff as a defense against the “Specialists” that are really only out to sell components. This is giving certification a poor recommendation. The people who are getting “Specialist” certifications are using it as a sales tool and not to truly promote the proper use of Fluid Power. It seems clear from the comments as well as from some informal research that I have done that few people who actually need it are finding their way to the Fluid Power Society and the proper certifications that are available. This has been a very informative and frustrating string. RE: Hydraulic circuit design software EdDanzer (Mechanical) 13 Jun 05 11:17
Hydraulic circuit design software free download simulator#
It is hard to even find proper specifications that a simulator can use. All of these factors makes hydraulic design harder and writing the simulators much more difficult and therefore more expensive. One valve may be 10% different from another with the same part number. Flow through a orifice or valve requires a square root function. Finally, I can buy precision parts so an electrical design will work as planned. One can express the response many analog electrical ciruit using Laplace transforms. Transistors and op-amps can provide gain that is very linear. One can find nice simple equations for resistors, inductors and capacitors. I don't agree that hydraulics is not anymore complicated than electical. I see electric servo designs that are sized in correctly so that the output from the controller saturates at 10 volts just like I see the same for hydraulic designs. I agree with EdDanzer's point about the number of unqualified electrical people. One can't go into any topic too deeply with a 800 word limit and a minimum of formulas and examples. I know because I have written several articles for H&P and the articles must be written to be more of a teaser. Reading trade journals is not enough to learn the finer points. RE: Hydraulic circuit design software PNachtwey (Electrical) 13 Jun 05 10:10Īs far as I know the only college or university that teaches hydraulic is MSOE and Purdue. The greater the pressure and flow difference between functions the more difficult the problem. Each motion function, and budget must be defined completely before choosing a pump and valve type. Hydraulics is not any more complicated, than electrical, so a few good reference books can go a long way to checking quoted designs.Ī rule of thumb that I tell people is there is no free lunch with hydraulics. Unless you are doing very complex designs, modeling software can be overkill. I think there as many poorly qualified electronic people as fluid power people. Reading trade publications, belonging to trade associations and getting quotes from several vendors can help define the direction to go with a project. Having a good basic knowledge of any discipline you need to integrate into a product will cut your education costs.
My school of hard knocks has taught me to be wary of people in any industry. Very few collages offer hydraulic training so finding someone with formal training is difficult. Lately I am seeing more jobs go to electrical power due to their constant upgrading and doing things that were unheard of even 10 years back. Electrical is always waiting in the wings to take over and they have the knowledge to do it. Anytime another way to perform the work normally handled by Fluid Power that way will be first choice. Until industry decides they need trained, knowledgeable persons in house that have Fluid Power as their primary responsibility Fluid Power will stay the way it is. From that point on it is the College of Hard Knocks and OJT. Training in Fluid Power circuit design comes from manufacturers schools and is quick time at best. than "Not thinking it through." If you decide to get the knowledge to design your own circuits you will be one of a rare breed in the industrial or mobile world of Fluid Power users. It is probably a lot more to do with Not knowing what is available, what causes heating, what is the best component that I sell, etc. "Actually I do not think there are too many people who can design a proper hydraulic circuit at all."
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