Science news articles about 'hydraulic systems'

... on ways to design pumps and motors that are more efficient in their entire range of operation. Hydraulic systems use a central "variable displacement pump" that pressurizes fluid, and valves direct ...

Researchers have shown how to reduce fuel consumption and dramatically improve the efficiency of hydraulic pumps and motors in heavy construction equipment.

... a wave energy station with an ordinary generator needs energy transmission systems such as gearboxes or hydraulic systems and other complicated details that wear out and require much more maintenance ...

... wasted power. Their prototype shock absorbers use a hydraulic system that forces fluid through a turbine ... feature: If the electronics fail for any reason, the system simply acts like a regular shock ...

... more fine control of the delicate undersea operation than an on/off button. The system relies on an underwater hydraulic system designed James Barton, president of Underwater Ordinance Recovery, Inc ...

... that, when given an electrical charge, mimic the real thing more cheaply and effectively than the hydraulic systems and electric motors used today. A group of scientists at the University of Texas at ...

... oil pressure in the hydraulic system too high? What's the current condition of the rotor blades ... records and stores the data, and if an error occurs, the system alerts the operator. However, before a CM ...

... plants playing the fundamental role in the biological and atmospheric functions of the earth. "Without this hydraulic system we predict leaf photosynthesis would be two-fold lower then present," ...