AKM 506 The basic principles of hydraulics

Speaker: Peter Musterman PM-Akademie

The basic principles of concrete pump hydraulics

Basic principles: Pressure distribution Speed variations Laminar/turbulent flow Main pump unit: Inline construction Piston pump: Axial piston variable-displacement pump Components Variable displacement pump Fixed type

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AKM 506 FN 2 GB

Basic principles
Applied hydraulics
Open and closed loop

Components
Pumps Valves Monobloc Accumulators Cylinders Motors Hydraulic fluid Filters Pressure gauge

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AKM 506 FN 3 GB

Basic principles: Pressure distribution

The pressure of a static liquid is distributed in all directions in a closed system.

Part of the energy in a system with flowing liquids is lost due to friction and the pressure drops.

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AKM 506 FN 4 GB

Piston pump: Variable-displacement pump

negative angle
HP

positive angle

LP High pressure Low pressure Suction side Return line

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Suction side

AKM 506 FN 5 GB

Gear pump: internally geared

Delivery side

The hydraulic fluid is conveyed in the gaps between the teeth

Suction side

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AKM 506 FN 6 GB

Valves: Pressure limiting valves

closed

Limits the system pressure in the hydraulic circuit open

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AKM 506 FN 7 GB

Accumulators

To store hydraulic energy Charged by a pump Instant energy discharge

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AKM 506 FN 8 GB