Unit D: Mechanical Systems

Hydraulics Lab Activity Name: ______________

Hydraulics Lab Activity

Station 1
At this station you will need to use your knowledge of area as well as your
knowledge of pressure in order to find the force being exerted by the given syringe. Use
the measuring tape and your knowledge of area to find the following:

What is the What is the area of What is the What is the area of
circumference of the input syringe? circumference of the output syringe?
input syringe? the output syringe

What is the force of the output syringe? Show your work!

Make two observations from what you witnessed when applying force to the input
syringe
Unit D: Mechanical Systems
Hydraulics Lab Activity Name: ______________

Station 2
At this station you will need to use your knowledge of area as well as your
knowledge of pressure in order to find the force being exerted by the given syringe. Use
the measuring tape and your knowledge of area to find the following:

What is the What is the area of What is the What is the area of
circumference of the input syringe? circumference of the output syringe?
input syringe? the output syringe

What is the force of the output syringe? Show your work!

Make two observations from what you witnessed when applying force to the input
syringe

Station 3
Unit D: Mechanical Systems
Hydraulics Lab Activity Name: ______________

At this station you will need to use your knowledge of area as well as your
knowledge of pressure in order to find the force being exerted by the given syringe. Use
the measuring tape and your knowledge of area to find the following:

What is the What is the area of What is the What is the area of
circumference of the input syringe? circumference of the output syringe?
input syringe? the output syringe

What is the force of the output syringe? Show your work!

Make two observations from what you witnessed when applying force to the input
syringe