Article: Polyether Polyol: An Interim look inside the lead pump on a Hydraulic Automatic Gauge Control system

This paper introduces a new generation, fire-resistant hydraulic fluid: polyether polyol. This paper highlights the internal inspection of a variable displacement, axial piston pump that has operated for 4,000 hours at 345 bar (5,000 psi). The fluid is used in the lead pump operating on the Hydraulic Automatic Gauge Control system at Bethlehem Steel's 160" Plate Mill in Burns Harbor, Indiana.

KEY WORDS

Hydraulics; Pistons; Synthetic Base Oils

INTRODUCTION

Bethlehem Steel's Burns Harbor Division is the premier steel plate producer in the world. It produces in excess of 1,000,000 tons per year on the most sophisticated equipment in the industry. Each stage of production is monitored and ...

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