HydroMech,
Thanks, I'll do some research on Axial-piston motors. The excess hp will be used to drive several motors on the subsystems.
kcj,
"Or that the machine turns the shafts, which drives the pumps? and that certain shafts may not rotate at times to drive the pumps"
Exactly... but all the...
The pump flow will be used to drive several(?) motors. The power input into shafts ABC&D is expected to vary anywhere from 50hp-500hp (maybe more...), and we would like to reproduce as much of that power as possible with the motors.
Our other option right now would be to mechanically couple...
My company is having me research the feasibility of using a hydraulic system on a new product, but I do not have much background in the field. My problem is this:
Our machine has four shafts (ABC&D), which must all run at the same speed. Sometimes, all four will have power applied to them...
