UHMWPE is also used in the manufacture of hydraulic seals and bearings.
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Using either fluid in the incorrect system would completely destroy the hydraulic seals very quickly.
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To accomplish the double acting feature, additional hydraulic seals are added to internally seal off the individual stages.
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The plan is contingent on the replacement of a leaking steering thruster on Discovery as well a leaking hydraulic seal.
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The hydraulic seal occurs in rocks that have a significantly higher displacement pressure such that the pressure required for tension fracturing is actually lower than the pressure required for fluid displacement for example, in evaporites or very tight shales.