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Directional control valves.

Publication: OEM Off-Highway
Publication Date: 01-JUL-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Directional control valves.(Department)

Article Excerpt
Directional control valves

by Chad Elmore and Michelle EauClaire

Part five of OEM Off-Highway's trip through the mobile hydraulic circuit.

Hydraulic fluid may have the power to efficiently -- and literally -- move mountains, but it is really not very smart. Especially when it's under pressure.

Pushed by the pump (OEM, February) and with only hoses and tubes (May) for direction, the fluid cannot be expected to make good decisions as it travels through a machine. It will pick the easiest route, going where it gets the least resistance -- like it or not. When directional control valves are placed in the system, the operator can finally manage the fluid and have it function as needed.

Directional control valves are critical and they come in many forms. A valve's flow-directing...

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