Liquid gears could challenge 5,000 years of mechanical engineering

The study, published January 13 in Physical Review Letters, replaces the metal or plastic cogs of conventional gears with controlled flows of liquid. In their experiments, ...
ZME Science

This Touchless Gear System Uses Fluid Dynamics to Transfer Power and Rotation Without Any Teeth

Engineers reinvent the 5,000-year-old gear using fluids instead of solid teeth.
IEEE

Reservoir Fluid Identification Method Incorporating Squirt Flow and Frequency-Dependent Azimuthal Anisotropic Inversion

Abstract: With the continuous development of oil and gas exploration, anisotropic medium has become an important target of oil and gas exploration. Both anisotropy and wave-induced fluid flow have ...
Interesting Engineering

US scientists invent water-driven gears for robots and machines that resist wear

Scientists at New York University have developed a new gear mechanism that uses fluid dynamics rather than interlocking ...
IEEE

Characteristic Study of a Valve-Matched Flow Single-Piston Miniature Water-Hydraulic Pump

Abstract: A miniature single-piston valve flow-matching water-hydraulic pump is described in this paper, which designs with a unique double-face cam mechanism to achieve the reciprocating motion of ...