Fluid Power Circuits and Controls ─ Fundamentals and Applications

Fluid Power Circuits and Controls: Fundamentals and Applications, Second Edition, encourages students to think of the collection of components as a system. This allows students to apply what they've learned, and to consider how the component operating characteristics interact with the rest of the circuit. The Second Edition offers many new worked examples, and additional exercises and problems in each chapter. Half of these new problems involve basic analysis of specific elements, and the rest are design-oriented, involving analysis of system behavior or performance. A complete Solutions Manual is available for qualified adopting instructors.

John S. Cundiff is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Biological Systems at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia. He received his Masters and Doctoral degrees from North Carolina State University, and has taught at Virginia Tech University since 1980. Dr. Cundiff's areas of teaching and research include fluid power systems, systems simulation, alternative energy, and alternative crops. He has been an active member of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), and has received their President's Distinguished Service.

Michael F. Kocher is an Associate Professor in the Biological Systems Engineering department at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln; his teaching areas include equipment testing, fluid power hydraulics, physics, sensors and computer data acquisition systems, programmable controllers, dynamic systems, and vibration analysis. He has received numerous awards for excellence in teaching and advising. Dr. Kocher's research interests include instrumentation for planter seed spacing distributions, testing methods for tractor performance, and logistics and economics of biomass harvesting; and he is involved in the Sensors & Controls Laboratory at the University of Nebraska. Dr. Kocher received his doctoral degree from Oklahoma State University, and is a registered professional engineer in Nebraska and Arkansas.