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Pascal’s Law In the 1600's, the French scientist Blaise Pascal discovered a fact now known as Pascal's Law. Pascal's Principle is used to quantitatively relate the pressure at two points in an incompressible , static fluid . It states that pressure is transmitted, undiminished, in a closed static fluid. Through the application of Pascal's Principle, a static liquid can be utilized to generate a large output force using a much smaller input force, yielding important devices such as hydraulic presses . 3
Pascal’s Laws State that It states that pressure at any point in a body of fluid is the same in every direction, exerting equal force on equal areas. This works for gases and liquids (both are fluids).
Pascal’s Formula This brings us to a very important formula: P = Pressure, F = Force and A = Area This expresses that Pressure is Force per Unit Area. 5
Variations of Pascal’s Law Pressure = Force divided by area Force = Pressure times area Area = Force divided by pressure 6
7 F P A F =Force P = Pressure A = Area
Have you used formulas like Pascal’s Law? Where are they used? Generic Inverse Variation Problem used in Algebra Time = Distance / Rate Ohm’s Law used in science class with electrical components 8
Using Pascal’s Law 9 Pascal's Law - gives us the mechanics to do a great deal of work with hydraulics. The drawing on the left shows that we can lift a large amount of weight with a small amount of effort. We can lift 100 pounds by applying just 10 pounds of force to the piston measuring 1 square inch
Applications of Pascal's law Hydraulic lift Hydraulic Jacks Hydraulic Brakes Hydraulic Pumps
Hydraulic lift A multiplication of force can be achieved by the application of fluid pressure according to Pascal's principle , which for the two pistons implies P 1 = P 2 This allows the lifting of a heavy load with a small force, as in an auto hydraulic lift , but of course there can be no multiplication of work , so in an ideal case with no frictional loss: W input = W output Calculation
Hydraulic lift calculation
Automobile Hydraulic lift
Hydraulic brake The hydraulic brake is an arrangement of braking mechanism which uses brake fluid , typically containing ethylene glycol , to transfer pressure from the controlling mechanism to the braking mechanism. When brakes are applied suddenly in a moving vehicle, there is every chance of the vehicle to skid because the wheels are not retarded uniformly. In order to avoid this danger of skidding when the brakes are applied, the brake mechanism must be such that each wheel is equally and simultaneously retarded. A hydraulic brake serves this purpose. It works on the principle of Pascal’s law .