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Vacca, Andrea

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Innovations

Innovation Title Categories Lead Inventor
​Integrated Electro-Hydraulic Machine​
2019-VACC-68670
  1. Mechanical Engineering
  2. Electrical Engineering
Vacca, Andrea
Bypass Valve Applied to Electro-Hydraulic Actuator
2021-VACC-69251
  1. Mechanical Engineering
Vacca, Andrea
Novel Design for Pressure-Adaptive Piston Pump
2019-VACC-68635
  1. Mechanical Engineering
  2. Materials and Manufacturing
Vacca, Andrea
Variable Flow Gear Pump
2017-VACC-67926
  1. Mechanical Engineering
Vacca, Andrea
Compact Electro-Hydraulic Actuator
2013-VACC-66601
  1. Mechanical Engineering
  2. Aeronautics
Vacca, Andrea
Surface Shaped Wedge Gears Improves Performance in External Gear Machines
2016-VACC-67243
  1. Mechanical Engineering
Vacca, Andrea
Variable Displacement External Gear Machine
2014-VACC-66716
  1. Mechanical Engineering
Vacca, Andrea

Details

Dr. Andrea Vacca is the Maha Fluid Power Faculty Chair and a professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. He earned his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Parma, Italy, and his Ph.D. in Energy Systems from the University of Florence, Italy. Dr. Vacca's main research interest is fluid power technology. His research goals include improving energy efficiency and controllability of fluid power systems and the reduction of noise emissions of fluid power components.

Webpage for Additional Information:
For additional information, visit Dr. Vacca's Purdue webpages: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ABE/People/ptProfile?resource_id=61666 or: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ME/People/ptProfile?id=61666

or his Maha Fluid Power Research Center website:

https://engineering.purdue.edu/Maha_AVteam/Team_MahaAV.html