2304, 2323, 2335, 2341, 2344

Pascal's
principle Hydraulic press

WHAT IS IT?
l p r

i n c i p le in
f u n d a m e n ta
r in c ip le is a a f l u id
HOW WILL WE
Pascal's p r e a p p lie d t o
t h a t p r e s su
s th a t s ta t e s u a lly i n a l l
ph y s ic n s m it te d e q
e r is t r a

REPRESENT IT?
ed c o n t a i n e r . T h i s
in a clos u g h o u t t h e c o n t a in
n s a n d t h ro p o in t in a
directio in p re s s u r e a t a n y
t a n y ch a n g e f l u id
m ea n s th a o u g h o u t th e
s m it t e d t h r
i ll b e t r a n n u m e r o u s
fluid w h is p r in c ip le h a s
y l o s s , a n d t t h e r
w it h o u t a n r a u lic s a n d o
t io n s in h y d Pascal's principle is applie
ca l a p p l ic a d in hydraulic
practi r i n g f ie ld s . presses, which use the pr
en g in e e inciple to

multiply force. The press

consists of two
connected cylinders, one
with a smaller
diameter and one with a l
arger diameter,
and a piston that separat
es the two
cylinders. Because the are
a of the piston
is larger than the area of
the plunger, the
force applied to the piston
is multiplied,
allowing for heavy object
s to be lifted or
compressed.

L- W OR LD
REA
L IC AT IO N
APP b a s i s , f ro m th e
s o n a d a ily
e r o u s w a y u l ic b r a k e s
p li e d in n u m , t h e h y d r a
n c i p le is a p o r e x a m p le d a l,
Pascal 's p ri il e t . F k e p e
t o t h e o p e r a tio n o f a to
f o rc e a p p li e d to t h e b r a
n
BIBLIOGRAPHY
in a c a r t i p ly t h e o p e r a ti o
brakes p r in cip le t o m u l
t . I n a d d it io n , th e
s e P a s c a l' s h le s s e ff o r i s u se d to
in a car u t h e ca r w i t , a s w a te r
v e r t o s to p w a s t e a w a y r • Pascal, B. (1663). Lettres provinciales. Paris: Antoine Lecène.
in g t h e d r i l e t o f lu s h d r a in . O th e
allow P a s c a l 's p r in c ip
s h it d o w n t h e • Serway, R.A., & Jewett, J.W. (2018). Physics for Scientists and Engineers with
t re lie s o n o w l a n d p u c k s , a n d
of a to il e s t e i n t h e b l ic l if t s, ja Modern Physics. Cengage Learning.

e t o t h e w a l u d e hy d r a u • Tipler, P.A., & Mosca, G. (2007). Physics for Scientists and Engineers. Freeman.
m it p re s s u r r in ci p le in c o n it o r s .
tran s f P a s c a l's p p r e s su r e m
p li c a t io n s o c h a s b lo o d • Cutnell, J.D., & Johnson, K.W. (2012). Physics. Wiley.
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