There are various formulations to ensure fire-resistance in hydraulic fluids, but water glycols remain the most commonly used, decades after their introduction. The pace of technological change, along ...

Manufacturers looking to improve the fuel economy of off-road equipment should take a lesson from the automotive industry. Straight-grade engine oils have not been approved for use in passenger cars ...

Steam generating power plant personnel know that many fluids are utilized throughout the process. These fluids must be of proper chemical and physical makeup and must be conditioned correctly to ...

Pressure, temperature and fluid composition play an important role in the amount of metals and other chemicals found in wastewaters from hydraulically fractured gas reservoirs, according to ...

Contamination and cavitation lead to premature hydrostatic transmission failure. Addressing these problems can slash repair costs and downtime. "When properly maintained, hydrostatic transmissions ...

High water fluids are also known as high water base fluids (HWBF), high water content fluids (HWCF), 5-95 fluids or ISO HFA fluids. The original fluids were 5 percent ‘soluble oil’ emulsions ...

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The images are far too graphic to print within this article. But if you do an Internet search on hydraulic injection injuries, you will find plenty of photos and stories that are vivid enough to make ...

According to my ongoing tracking of manufacturing defects, proprietary field data reveals a hidden epidemic of low-line ...

Dwindling internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle sales are affecting the hugely profitable automotive oils, fluids and lubricants industry. The demand for traditional lubricants and hydraulic fluids ...