CCEFP Research Projects
NFPA Awards Six Fluid Power Research Supplements
The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation is actively working to increase the number of university students educated in fluid power. One of the ways it does this is by supporting professors and graduate students who research and advance the field of fluid power. By engaging with graduate students early in their careers, we are encouraging them to…
Read MoreApplications Now Being Accepted for 2022-23 NFPA Research Supplement Awards
Deadline to apply is July 29, 2022 The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation is working to increase the number of university students educated in fluid power, and one of the ways it does that is by supporting academic researchers in fluid power. This helps to engage and build the careers of current and future university…
Read MoreNFPA Awards Eleven Fluid Power Research Supplements
The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation is actively working to increase the number of university students educated in fluid power. One of the ways it does this is by supporting academic researchers in fluid power. This helps to engage current and build the careers of future university faculty who are and will be in a position…
Read MoreNFPA to Award Research Supplements
Programs like the NFPA Research Supplement Program are made possible in part by the generous support of industry volunteers as well as NFPA Education and Technology Foundation and Pascal Society donors. Support these efforts by making a donation. The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation is working to increase the number of university students educated in fluid power,…
Read MoreCCEFP Summit Provides Networking Opportunities to Promote Fluid Power Education
The CCEFP Summit is a biannual meeting for the fluid power industry and academic researcher collaborators in the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power. The Summit connects industry to university resources and talent through technical presentations, networking opportunities and facility tours of the host university. I attended this year to better connect with the…
Read MoreFluid Power Research Update: Control and Prognostic of Electro-Hydraulic Machines Webcast
We’ve written before about the fluid power research projects coming out of the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP). Ten new research projects have recently been selected for funding. One such project is the Control and Prognostic of Electro-Hydraulic Machines project, which was presented by Riccardo Bianchi on the November 15 CCEFP Webcast.…
Read MoreFluid Power Research Update: Investigation of Noise Transmission through Pump Casing Webcast
We’ve written before about the fluid power research projects coming out of the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP). Ten new research projects have recently been selected for funding. One such project is the Investigation of Noise Transmission through Pump Casing project, which was presented by Paul Kalbfleisch and Dan Ding on the…
Read MoreFluid Power Research Update: Controlled Stirling Power Unit Webcast
We’ve written before about the fluid power research projects coming out of the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP). Ten new research projects have recently been selected for funding. One such project is the Controlled Stirling Power Unit project, which was presented by Seth Thomas on the September 27 CCEFP Webcast. View the…
Read MoreFluid Power Research Update: Four-Quadrant Multi-Fluid Pump/Motor Webcast
We’ve written before about the fluid power research projects coming out of the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP). Ten new research projects have recently been selected for funding. One such project is the Four-Quadrant Multi-Fluid Pump/Motor project, which was presented by James Marschand on the August 23 CCEFP Webcast. View the full…
Read MoreFluid Power Research Update: Hybrid MEMS Proportional Fluid Control Valve Webcast
We’ve written before about the fluid power research projects coming out of the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP). Ten new research projects have recently been selected for funding. One such project is the Hybrid MEMS Proportional Fluid Control Valve project, which was presented by Nathan Hagstrom on the July 26 CCEFP Webcast.…
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