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Title: Environmentally safe fluids for hydraulics used in civil engineering

Abstract

The majority of hydraulic units used in civil engineering are operated with pressure fluids based on mineral oil. Most civil engineering projects are installed near or immediately next to bodies of water, therefore, any leakage signifies danger for the environment. We try to avert this danger with increasingly safe hydraulic drives. However, growing environmental awareness and stricter laws are demanding more and more environmentally safe hydraulic fluids. Today, the manufacturers of fluids and hydraulic drives have to accept this challenge. What exactly is an environmentally safe hydraulic fluid? The major objectives are: (1) they have to be biodegradable, (2) no fish toxicity, (3) no water pollution, and (4) food compatibility.

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Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
220046
Report Number(s):
CONF-9507190-
TRN: 96:000708-0128
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Waterpower 1995: international conference, San Francisco, CA (United States), 25-28 Jul 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Waterpower`95. Volume 1-3; Cassidy, J.L. [ed.]; PB: 2869 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
13 HYDRO ENERGY; HYDRAULIC FLUIDS; EVALUATION; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; ESTERS; DIAGRAMS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS

Citation Formats

Wirzberger, E, and Rexroth, M. Environmentally safe fluids for hydraulics used in civil engineering. United States: N. p., 1995. Web.
Wirzberger, E, & Rexroth, M. Environmentally safe fluids for hydraulics used in civil engineering. United States.
Wirzberger, E, and Rexroth, M. 1995. "Environmentally safe fluids for hydraulics used in civil engineering". United States.
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abstractNote = {The majority of hydraulic units used in civil engineering are operated with pressure fluids based on mineral oil. Most civil engineering projects are installed near or immediately next to bodies of water, therefore, any leakage signifies danger for the environment. We try to avert this danger with increasingly safe hydraulic drives. However, growing environmental awareness and stricter laws are demanding more and more environmentally safe hydraulic fluids. Today, the manufacturers of fluids and hydraulic drives have to accept this challenge. What exactly is an environmentally safe hydraulic fluid? The major objectives are: (1) they have to be biodegradable, (2) no fish toxicity, (3) no water pollution, and (4) food compatibility.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995},
month = {Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995}
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