Besides a wide range of test-facilities, the Institute can offer a number of hydraulic cylinders, which can be freely positioned anywhere in the test field. They can also be integrated into other tests; for example, in fatigue-tests etc. The oil supply for these cylinders is granted through a circle of hydraulic lines around the testing-field and access-points to the circuit every few meters. The Hydropuls-Hydraulic Equipment of the IFL is supplied by three hydraulic power units with a maximum capacity of 590 l/min at a pressure of 280 bars. In the list below, you can find all the free positional hydraulic cylinders at the IFL:
2 cylinders, hydrostatic bearing
load
± 63 kN
displacement
± 125 mm
Example: Full Scale Fatigue Test of the "Fantrainer" of RFB