This SAE Recommended Practice provides guidance defining the hydraulic system requirements and for preparing a detailed specification for a pumping component. The user can follow this document to set forth the pump environmental and performance considerations, establish service life and reliability goals, and define specific evaluation tests in order to qualify it for advanced marine vehicle applications.

Purpose

The application of aerospace technology to marine vehicle systems has generated the need for more rigorous system designs and detailed specifications of components. This Recommended Practice is intended to aid in the system design process and in the preparation of a specification for a hydraulic pump to be used on advanced surface craft and submersible vehicles.

Rationale

CHANGES IN THIS REVISION

This document has been extensively revised and changed from an information report to a recommended practice. Many military specifications and standards have been deleted or replaced with industry standards. Several new references have been added. Because of the extent of the revisions it is impractical to list each individual change.

RELATIONSHIP OF SAE STANDARD TO ISO STANDARD

No equivalent ISO document exists.