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The purpose of this chapter is to define some physical properties of hydraulic fluids, and to discuss the fundamental laws and equations of fluid motion, types of flow, and the flow through orifices and valves. It should be mentioned that the intention of this chapter is not to present the complete theoretical basics of fluid motion in hydraulics (or fluid mechanics); it rather summarises those equations and concepts which will be required in the subsequent chapters. For more details and information the reader is always referred to the corresponding literature given throughout the whole chapter.
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Jelali, M., Kroll, A. (2003). Physical FUndamentals of Hydraulics. In: Hydraulic Servo-systems. Advances in Industrial Control. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0099-7_3
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