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Pascal's Principle states that pressure changes in an enclosed fluid are transmitted equally in all directions, enabling hydraulic systems to amplify force. Mechanical advantage in hydraulic machines is achieved by using pistons of different sizes, allowing small input forces to lift heavy loads. This principle is fundamental in various applications, including vehicle brakes, hydraulic jacks, and excavators.

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Pascal's Principle states that pressure changes in an enclosed fluid are transmitted equally in all directions, enabling hydraulic systems to amplify force. Mechanical advantage in hydraulic machines is achieved by using pistons of different sizes, allowing small input forces to lift heavy loads. This principle is fundamental in various applications, including vehicle brakes, hydraulic jacks, and excavators.

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Pascal’s Principle

Pascal’s principle is used to describe how fluids work. It defines pressure

1. Pascal’s Principle:

Pascal’s Principle, discovered by Blaise Pascal, is that pressure change in an


enclosed fluid is transferred without loss to all points in the fluid in all
directions. This principle is used in hydraulics’ functionality. What this is
informing is that when you have a tiny amount of force being applied to an
extremely small area, you will have more force in a huge area, and you will
be able to lift something heavy with much less force.

2. Hydraulic System’s Mechanical Advantage

Mechanical advantage (MA) refers to how much force is amplified by a


machine. In hydraulic machines, mechanical advantage is created when
pistons of differing sizes are used. The formula for mechanical advantage in
hydraulic machines is:

MA = Output Piston Area / Input Piston Area

Since pressure is also identical in both pistons, increased area in the piston in
the output means increased force is applied to it, which results In mechanical
advantage.

Examples of Hydraulic Systems:

Brakes in Vehicles: When a driver presses down on the brake pedal, a tiny
piston compresses brake fluid, which transfers pressure to large pistons in
the wheels, which generate more force to slow down the car.
Hydraulic jack: To lift automobiles. It is done by displacing smaller piston to
force with pressure, which is transferred in fluid form to larger piston that lifts
the car.

Excavators: They use hydraulic cylinders to raise as well as transport heavy


loads such as rocks and soil by fluid pressure.

Conclusion:

Hydraulic systems are based upon Pascal’s Principle and mechanical


advantage to accomplish work that would be much more labor-intensive
under other circumstances. The principle is used in nearly all engineering
applications as well as in transportation.

References: D.C. Giancoli. (2005). Physics: Principles with Applications.


Pearson Education. 6th

Serway, R.A. & Jewett, J.W. (2013). Physics for Scientists and Engineers. 9 th
ed. Brooks/Cole.

Cutnell, J.D., & Johnson, K.W. (2012). Physics. 9 th ed. Wiley.

Khan Academy. (n.d.). Hydraulic Systems and Pascal’s Principle.

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