A flushing module for hydraulic drives, in particular for self-contained drives, for cleaning and/or replacing hydraulic medium. The flushing module has a pump and at least one shutoff valve and a housing. The flushing module is portable.

A filter subassembly, having a first screen comprising a fabric that has mesh elements, the mesh size of which determines how effectively particles are prevented from penetrating therethrough, wherein a second screen is provided at a distance from the first screen, and the two screens are arranged in series.

A filter subassembly, having a first screen comprising a fabric that has mesh elements, the mesh size of which determines how effectively particles are prevented from penetrating therethrough, wherein a second screen is provided at a distance from the first screen, and the two screens are arranged in series.

Methods and apparatus providing for the isolation of an unknown mutation from a sample comprising wild type nucleic acids and mutated nucleic acids through the application of time-varying driving fields and periodically varying mobility-altering fields to the sample within in an affinity matrix.

Methods and apparatus providing for the isolation of an unknown mutation from a sample comprising wild type nucleic acids and mutated nucleic acids through the application of time-varying driving fields and periodically varying mobility-altering fields to the sample within in an affinity matrix.

A length-adjustable connecting rod for a reciprocating piston machine, which may be a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine, is disclosed as well as a reciprocating piston machine and a vehicle. The connecting rod comprises a hydraulic length-adjusting device for adjusting an effective connecting rod length and a control device that can switch between two switching states, for controlling the length-adjusting device. The length-adjusting device comprises a hydraulic cylinder with a piston and a first hydraulic working chamber and a second hydraulic working chamber, the control device comprising a first valve and a second valve, the first valve of the control device being connected to the first hydraulic working chamber of the length-adjusting device in a fluid-communicating manner, and the second valve to the second hydraulic working chamber, the first valve and the second valve each being actuatable by means of a hydraulically actuatable adjusting piston that can axially move along an adjusting axis, the adjusting axis of the first valve being different from the adjusting axis of the second valve.

A length-adjustable connecting rod for a reciprocating piston machine, which may be a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine, is disclosed as well as a reciprocating piston machine and a vehicle. The connecting rod comprises a hydraulic length-adjusting device for adjusting an effective connecting rod length and a control device that can switch between two switching states, for controlling the length-adjusting device. The length-adjusting device comprises a hydraulic cylinder with a piston and a first hydraulic working chamber and a second hydraulic working chamber, the control device comprising a first valve and a second valve, the first valve of the control device being connected to the first hydraulic working chamber of the length-adjusting device in a fluid-communicating manner, and the second valve to the second hydraulic working chamber, the first valve and the second valve each being actuatable by means of a hydraulically actuatable adjusting piston that can axially move along an adjusting axis, the adjusting axis of the first valve being different from the adjusting axis of the second valve.

A system includes a hydraulic energy transfer system configured to exchange pressures between a first fluid and a second fluid, wherein pressure of the first fluid is greater than pressure of the second fluid. The system also includes a lubrication system coupled to the hydraulic energy transfer system and configured to pump or direct a lubrication fluid into the hydraulic energy transfer system.

A system includes a hydraulic energy transfer system configured to exchange pressures between a first fluid and a second fluid, wherein pressure of the first fluid is greater than pressure of the second fluid. The system also includes a lubrication system coupled to the hydraulic energy transfer system and configured to pump or direct a lubrication fluid into the hydraulic energy transfer system.

The invention relates to a method for operating a reciprocating piston machine, particularly an internal combustion engine, having at least one piston rod that is hydraulically adjustable in length for setting a compression ratio, wherein the piston rod comprises a piston and a hydraulic cylinder for adjusting its length, wherein the piston with the hydraulic cylinder delimits at least one working chamber, through the fill level of which at least two switching positions of the piston rod are possible, wherein independently from the setting of the compression ratio the working chamber is at least partially filled and emptied as a function of at least one first predetermined requirement to effect an at least partial exchange of a hydraulic medium in the at least one working chamber.