As exciting, funded initiatives transpire in the renewable energy
industry today, the key to the future of power generation,
specifically gas turbine, wind, solar, and hydropower plants
will be the...
Posted On 01/17/2021
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Increasing customer demand requires new process applications with
needs for reliable lubrication and resistance to galling under
stringent conditions of temperature, pressure, vacuum,...
Posted On 01/12/2021
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Fluids play a critical role in sustaining life. Keeping animals and
humans hydrated and helping plants grow are obvious ways. Less
obvious ways include moving cargo around the world and...
Posted On 12/16/2020
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Aerospace technology has been applied to demanding industrial
applications in order to gain performance improvement, increased
efficiency, and longer life. Parker's technology innovation...
Posted On 12/08/2020
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In a Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) system, solar radiation is
collected and concentrated, multiplying the sun's ambient heat to
temperatures in excess of 750°F. In the most common
application of CSP...
Posted On 12/01/2020
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Wind turbines are designed to maximize power production based on
the predicted wind speeds found at the plant site. However,
excessive wind speeds are experienced at times, so it is crucial to
limit...
Posted On 11/24/2020
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In industries ranging from manufacturing to off-highway, the
efficient management of engineering resources is more important
than ever as businesses face the acceleration of customer demand
for high...
Posted On 10/21/2020
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Innovations in the design of primary isolation valves and manifolds
for mounting pressure instrumentation can deliver enormous pressure
control advantages to both instrument and piping engineers,...
Posted On 09/30/2020
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For over forty years, Parker has led the development of the
chemical hardening process ideal for ferrules designed to grip and
seal stainless steel tubing. The process is called
Suparcase. This...
Posted On 09/17/2020
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For power plants located in moisture-rich environments, such as
coastal locations, high levels of humidity, rain, fog, mist and
sand can damage and impair the performance of the gas...
Posted On 07/23/2020
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Clipper® Oil Seals are one of the Parker Engineered Polymer Systems
(EPS) Division's most widely used rotary seal products. They are an
effective solution – especially when used as direct...
Posted On 07/22/2020
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Reliable functionality and efficient economy are the key drivers to
the innovation in the development of marine engines.
Improvements in the design efficiency in the maritime industry
over the past...
Posted On 06/02/2020
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Wind power generation in the U.S. has been trending favorably
upwards for wind farm owners. Primary contributing factors include
the cost of wind turbine installations dropping by over one-third
since...
Posted On 04/30/2020
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When classic sealing materials – for instance in temperature ranges
above 300°C and below -50°C – reach their limits alternative
materials are required such as metal with appropriate
coating/plating....
Posted On 01/21/2020
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Industrial settings with strenuous applications, such as thermal
cycling and vibration, are recognised as some of the toughest
environments for tube fittings. In all cases, such applications
demand...
Posted On 01/06/2020
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Seals made of the fluoropolymer PTFE are used where many other
sealing materials (such as rubber elastomers, polyurethanes,
fabric-reinforced elastomer seals, etc.) reach their limits in
terms of...
Posted On 10/23/2019
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Power generation plants rely heavily on demineralized and deionized
water to maintain required levels of water purity during process
operations. Managing the water supply is critical under...
Posted On 09/04/2019
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The costs of renewable energy have fallen significantly in recent
years, helping to advance the industry quickly. But apparently not
quickly enough--in May of 2018 renewable energy represented...
Posted On 09/03/2019
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Although other renewable sources of energy may be growing at a
faster rate, more electricity continues to be generated in the U.S.
by conventional hydropower than by wind, solar and geothermal...
Posted On 08/22/2019
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Ball valves are used in a variety of industries such as
manufacturing, oil, and gas, automotive, marine, agricultural and
heavy truck. Applications may vary but include operations for
processing,...
Posted On 07/23/2019
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