Gear pumps represent the majority of the fixed displacement machines used for flow
generation in fluid power systems. In this context, the paper presents a review of the different …

Nuclear safety valve is a critical piece of equipment in a nuclear power plant, which is used
to prevent irreversible damage caused by a sudden increase in pressure. However, there …

A study on the internal fluid dynamic of a high-pressure external gear pump is described in
this paper. The pump has been analyzed with both numerical and experimental techniques …

Small and micro hydropower systems represent an attractive solution for generating
electricity at low cost and with low environmental impact. The pump-as-turbine (PAT) …

The moving mesh method of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in COMSOL Multiphysics
is utilized to obtain transient characteristics of the flow force associated with displacements …

This paper compared the capabilities of the artificial neural network (ANN) and the fuzzy
logic (FL) approaches for recognizing and discriminating partial discharge (PD) fault …

On the basis of differences of the magnetoresistance, magnetic field direction and relative
permeability in metal components, a magnetic cycle method with modifications also …

For decades the improvement of energy efficiency in mobile hydraulics has forced the
research world to develop energy saving solutions and to redesign existing hydraulic …

Globe valve is widely used in numerous industries, and its driving energy consumption
accounts for high percentages of the whole piping system. In order to figure out novel globe …

A jet guiding groove is designed on the spool to compensate the steady-state flow force. The
steady-state flow force model is analyzed and derived. The influence of structural …