Hydrospring
Encyclopedia
A Hydrospring is a mechanical device
that performs a similar function to a spring
. The advantage of a hydrospring over a normal spring is the increased damping that it performs. The damping is achieved by hydraulic fluid
(typically oil
) being driven through holes in a piston, as that piston moves in response to a force.
Hydrosprings are used in a variety of applications: shock absorbers, vibration dampers on train suspension, bulldozer
blade shock absorbers and as recoil absorbers for artillery
.
Machine
A machine manages power to accomplish a task, examples include, a mechanical system, a computing system, an electronic system, and a molecular machine. In common usage, the meaning is that of a device having parts that perform or assist in performing any type of work...
that performs a similar function to a spring
Spring (device)
A spring is an elastic object used to store mechanical energy. Springs are usually made out of spring steel. Small springs can be wound from pre-hardened stock, while larger ones are made from annealed steel and hardened after fabrication...
. The advantage of a hydrospring over a normal spring is the increased damping that it performs. The damping is achieved by hydraulic fluid
Hydraulic fluid
Hydraulic fluids, also called hydraulic liquids, are the medium by which power is transferred in hydraulic machinery. Common hydraulic fluids are based on mineral oil or water...
(typically oil
Oil
An oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and does not mix with water but may mix with other oils and organic solvents. This general definition includes vegetable oils, volatile essential oils, petrochemical oils, and synthetic oils....
) being driven through holes in a piston, as that piston moves in response to a force.
Hydrosprings are used in a variety of applications: shock absorbers, vibration dampers on train suspension, bulldozer
Bulldozer
A bulldozer is a crawler equipped with a substantial metal plate used to push large quantities of soil, sand, rubble, etc., during construction work and typically equipped at the rear with a claw-like device to loosen densely-compacted materials.Bulldozers can be found on a wide range of sites,...
blade shock absorbers and as recoil absorbers for artillery
Artillery
Originally applied to any group of infantry primarily armed with projectile weapons, artillery has over time become limited in meaning to refer only to those engines of war that operate by projection of munitions far beyond the range of effect of personal weapons...
.