Hydraulic drive systems are designed to run machinery with the use of a working fluid to deliver usable power. After the hydraulic fluid is pressurized, it is run to a device to convert that energy into a usable form to perform work. Hydraulic pump motors come in two wide flavors, rotary and linear. Rotary models run cyclical machinery and linear cylinders deliver a mechanical power stroke. Utilizing the energy stored in the work fluid with maximum efficiency is the job of design and process engineers. By examining the different models, we can pinpoint applications for each design style.
Rotary Hydraulic Pump Motors
These motors are used to generate torque and rotation. This type often resembles the pumps that are utilized upstream in a drive system, only in reverse. Where the initial pump ran a cyclical process to produce pressure, the pressure in the motor pushes a cyclical process.