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Hydraulics System and its Applications
- 19 Jun 2025
- 2 min read
From towering cranes to aircraft landing gears, hydraulic systems power some of the most critical mechanical operations to convert small inputs into massive force outputs.
- About Hydraulic Systems: A hydraulic system is a technology that uses incompressible fluid (usually oil) to transmit force and motion.
- A small force applied at one end generates a much larger force at the other end by increasing the contact area while pressure remains constant.
- Working: It works on Pascal’s law, which states that pressure applied to a fluid is transmitted equally in all directions, enabling heavy loads to be moved with small input force.
- Pressure is the force applied per unit area on the surface of an object. It indicates how much force is acting on a specific area. Its SI unit is Pascal (Pa), where 1 Pascal = 1 Newton per square meter (N/m²).
- Applications: Hydraulic systems are widely used in construction equipment (excavators, bulldozers, cranes), automotive systems (brakes, clutches), aircraft (landing gear), industrial machinery (presses, lifts), and agriculture (tractors, harvesters)
- Advantages: Smooth movements, High power-to-weight ratio, Better heat dissipation, Smooth, and High precision in applications.
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