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REU Students' Research Results in new ASTM Standard

November, 2011

On November 30th, ASTM International released ASTM D 7752-11 for publication. The published document is titled “Standard Practice for Evaluating Compatibility of Mixtures of Hydraulic Fluids.” 

Research for this new standard was conducted at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) by REU students Emily Schultz (2011), Cedric Harville (2010), Kelsey Whittaker (2009), Daniel Schick (2008) and Ricardo Rivera (2007).  This standard is beneficial when determining the compatibility of fluids, an important consideration when planning to convert to energy efficient and/or biodegradable fluid. 

The standard practice includes a flow chart that prescribes the number of system flushes required as a function of the compatibility test results.  The flow chart was developed by Kelsey Whittaker, the lead author on the publication. Paul Michael, Research Chemist at MSOE,  was the advisor for the students on this research.

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