Gates Corporation - Hose Burst Test Steve Spangler visited Gates to learn about fluid motion  email to friend
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9News science guy, Steve Spangler, left the classroom this week to introduce us to Colorado businesses that are mad about science. Steve took viewers on a tour of the hydraulic testing labs at Gates where they demonstrated how engineers test high pressure rubber hoses for commercial use. During the segment, Joel Edwards, Vice President of Fluid Technology & Product Development and Larry Kachinski, Senior Lab Engineer pressurized a hose rated to 6,000 psi with a safety factor of 4:1. The loud burst produced a perfect rupture at nearly 28,000 psi!

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