The following active chart will show either the flow rate, the pressure drop, or the orifice diameter when a gas is forced through an orifice. Pictured below are the four orifice configurations having different impacts […]
The following chart is a working spreadsheet that will allow you to determine the pressure drop through an orifice, both in metric and in US Customary units. Simply select the Metric or US Customary chart. […]
There seems to be a lot of excitement about the emerging technology surrounding the Digital Displacement® pumps (DDP) and motors (DDPM) developed and patented in 1994 by Stephen Salter, co-founder of Artemis Intelligent Power. It […]
We are Fluid Power Professionals. That means we are professionals at transferring energy. We need to think of ourselves as Energy Professionals specializing in Fluid Power… We need to begin thinking about the entire energy […]
Fluid power has become a vital component in our ability to perform work: it harvests our crops, takes our waste to the landfill, moves the landing gear, entertains and protects us, and all with a power density […]
Fluid power has become a vital component in our ability to perform work: it harvests our crops, takes our waste to the landfill, moves the landing gear, entertains and protects us, and all with a […]
For many of us, the concept of using a Variable Displacement Transformer (VDT) is new and a little unsettling. In this article, we will set up a VDT circuit using a step-by-step process based on […]
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