NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Since it first went online more than 30 years ago, the Vertical Test Area at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has gotten used to ...

A coated particle fuel for nuclear thermal propulsion applications, fabricated by TRISO-X LLC, has undergone testing in extreme conditions representing those experienced in space. An artists' concept ...

A new chamber is under construction at Dugway Proving Ground, to test chemical agent detectors with the growing threat of airborne solid particles or liquid droplets. For more than 100 years, chemical ...

Defense officials want to test a neutral particle-beam in orbit in fiscal 2023 as part of a ramped-up effort to explore various types of space-based weaponry. They’ve asked for $304 million in the ...

Content originally published on Parker Hannifin's blog. Cleanliness is a game of microns. Most OEMs consider any particle in their system measuring more than 500 microns (1/2 millimeter) unacceptable ...

As stated earlier, filtration is the mechanical or physical removal of solids from fluids (liquid or air). This is achieved when the liquid passes through a filter medium, which reduces the number of ...

It is crucial to monitor particle contamination in lubrication and fuel systems to prevent the wear and failure. Legacy methods for particle size analysis, like light obscuration, assume that ...