Hydraulic circuits are designed according to their task and their area of application. Designing hydraulic circuits requires knowledge of flow behaviour and pressure losses in valves and fittings, as well as characteristics of the pump. A hydraulic circuit can be compared to an electrical circuit. This analogy can be made evident in the HM 300 experimental unit.
The HM 300 experimental unit includes a centrifugal pump, a rotameter, a diaphragm valve, a water tank and various other valves and fittings. After filling the system once the experimental unit can be operated independently from the water supply.
The flow is adjusted by valves and read off a rotameter. The pressure measuring points in the pipe system are designed as annular chambers. This creates a largely interference-free pressure measurement. Also supplied is an electronic pressure meter for differential pressure measurement. The pressure measurement points are connected in pairs to the pressure meter and the respective differential pressure read off the display.