3.4.

1 APPLYING
PASCALS
PRINCIPLE

AMYASMA
 3.4 APPLYING
PASCALS
PRINCIPLE

State Pascals Principle

Explain hydraulic system
Describe applications of Pascals principle
Solve problems involving Pascals principle
INTRODUCTION
Transmission of pressure
Hands-on activity
 observations

Water spurts out Water spurts out

Direction strength
from the plunger with the same
in all directions . strength.
Pressure is transmitted uniformly throughout
the liquid in all directions
Pascal s principle

states that pressure

applied to an enclosed
liquid is transmitted
uniformly in all directions.
Hydraulic System
P1 = P2
Multiplying
factor
Hydraulic System

80 N
activity
F1 F2
=
A1 A2

F1 5000
=
A1 A2
A1
F1 = 5000 x
A2
1
F1 = 5000 x
5

F1 = 1000 N
 Worked example pg 95

In a hydraulic brake, a force of 60 N is applied to a

piston with area of 3 cm2.
(a) What is the pressure transmitted throughout the
liquid ?
(b) If the piston at the wheel cylinder has an area of
8 cm2, what is the force exerted on it ?
solution

Force (b) Force

(a) Pr essure
Area = Pressure x Area
= 60 N = 200,000 N m-2 x
3 cm2 0.0008 cm2
= 200 000 N m-2 = 160 N
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EVALUATION 2
EVALUATION 3
SUMMARY