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Fundamentals — pressure does the work
Topic 01
What fluid power is
Power systems, the four families, and why hydrostatic hydraulics.
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Topic 02
Pressure, force & Pascal's law
How pressure on an area becomes force — the hydraulic force multiplier.
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Topic 03
Flow rate & piston speed
How the flow into a cylinder sets how fast it moves.
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Topic 04
Hydraulic power
Power = pressure × flow — putting force and speed together.
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Topic 05
The basic circuit & ISO symbols
Reading and drawing standard hydraulic circuit diagrams.
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