Mechanical Engineering Quiz # 32

What type of valve connects all of the ports to the tank port?

SELF-CLOSING VALVE

HAND PUMP

SOCKET VALVE

FLOAT SPOOL

BALL VALVE

What type of valve connects all ports to the tank?

Spool valve

Float valve

Check valve

Gate valve

What does "lock-up" mean?

Deposit

Deposit account

Check-off

A check valve is placed in close proximity in a common body. This valve is called?

SINK

PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE

PUMP

SUCTION PUMP

FLOW CONTROL VALVE

What are FLOW CONTROL VALVEs used for?

Prevent water from entering a engine

Regulate the flow of hydraulic fluid

Allow a regulated flow of hydraulic fluid

Control the amount of air or gas that enters a engine

Shut off the flow of hydraulic fluid

What are flow control valves used to regulate?

The flow of hydraulic fluid

The flow of water

The flow of air

The flow of gas

What is the term for the amount of fluid movement in a hydraulic system that is required to perform a specific job or type of work?

Flow Demand

Flow Rate

Volume

Pressure

Stroke

What does flow demand measure?

The amount of oil pumped out of a well

The number of cars on the freeway

The amount of work required to move fluid through a hydraulic system

The amount of fluid movement in a hydraulic system

The amount of energy needed to move fluid through a hydraulic system

What is a flow divider used to divide a fluid into?

Two or more separate fluid streams

To create a vacuum

To control the speed of a fluid

A check valve to prevent backflow

A container to hold the fluid

What is a FLOW DIVIDER used for?

To separate gas and liquid in a container

To separate gas bubbles

To reduce the turbulence in water

To divide the fluid in a passage

To create a current within a fluid

What are used to divide the fluid in a passage?

RUBBER BAND

FLOW RATE ADJUSTMENT

PIPE

FLOW DIVIDER

WATER LEVEL GAUGE

What is the measurement in gallons per minute used to measure flow rate?

Gpm

Fps

Cubic feet per minute

M3/s

Liter per minute

What digital device opens or closes a contact when a pre-set flow passes over the sensing element?

FLOW RING

PUSH BUTTON

KEYPAD

FLOW SWITCH

PHONE

In a turbulent flow, the particles move in what kind of a matter?

Liquid

Solid

Random

What is a turbulent flow?

A type of water wave

A liquid or gas mixture that has been forced into a violently rotating container

A flow situation in which fluid particles move in a random matter

A type of fluid flow characterized by the presence of eddies

A fluid that is at a boiling point

What type of device indicates the volume of fluid passing through its interior passage?

FLOWMETER

SCREW TAP

PUMP

PIPE

SIPHON

What causes fluid friction in a system?

The speed of the fluid

Temperature

Viscosity

Pressure

What is resistance to flow from fluids measured in?

Torque

Psi

Gauge

Ohms

A fluid motor is a device that transforms the flow of fluid into what?

Linear motion

Rotary motion

Gear driven motion

Angular motion

What kind of motor transforms the flow of pressurized fluid into rotary motion?

AIR MOTOR

WATER PUMP

PLASTIC MOTOR

FLUID MOTOR

AIR-BRAKE MOTOR

What could be used to transmit energy through a pressurized fluid?

ELECTRICITY

RADIOACTIVE PARTICLES

ELECTRIC POWER

FLUID POWER

GAS POWER

Fluid power is used to transmit and control the flow of what?

Energy

Electricity

Gas

Sound

Steam

What is a system of components that use a pressurized fluid to transfer energy?

AIR BAGS

FLUID POWER SYSTEM

WATER PUMP

POWER PLANT

RAILWAY TRACK SYSTEM

What type of pressure is used?

Gas

Vacuum

Solid

Fluid

What does fluid stability prevent from happening?

Weakening of the bonds between molecules

Permanent changes in properties

Component separation

Phase separation

Formation of crystals

What property of a fluid is not permanently changed?

FLUID DENSITY

MASS

FLUID VISCOSITY

FLUID STABILITY

PRESSURE

What is the unit of Fluid Velocity?

Meter per second

Kilometers per hour

Speed of sound

Miles per hour

Length divided by time

Type of oil used for high temperature or hazardous applications?

Mineral oil

Hydraulic oil

Diesel oil

What does hydraulic oil used in hazardous applications have to be resistant to?

NON-STICK

Corrosive

FIRE-RESISTANT

Aqueous

HIGH TEMPERATURE

What is a flow situation in which fluid moves in parallel laminar layers?

FLOW, NON-LAMINAR

FLOW, LAMINAR

FLOW, MIXED

FLOW, VISCOUS

Laminar flow, non-laminar flow