 The two cylinders are connected by a pipe.

 The cylinders and pipe contain a liquid through which pressure is transmitted.

 When a small force f is applied on the plunger in the downward direction, a

pressure is produced on the liquid in contact with the plunger.

 This pressure is transmitted equally in all directions and acts on the RAM in the
upward direction as shown in the figure.

 The heavier weight placed on the ram is then lifted up.

PREVIOUS STUDIES/ HISTORICAL

BACKGROUND
The individual who is credited with inventing the first hydraulic
press is Joseph Bramah. He applied and received his patent in 1795 for the Bramah
Hydraulic Press. The technology of “hydraulics” and the use of them in a “machine
Tool” atmosphere in those times was a science that was almost unheard of.

Bramahs principles are used to this day in the machine tool industry concerning
hydraulics. Thanks to Bramahs invention a complete new class of machine tools was
developed over the next 50 years.

Bramah was a very resourceful individual and worked as a farmer, carpenter and
locksmith. But his love was inventing and improving on the designs of o ther inventions.
He invented a lock called the “Bramah Lock” and was the owner and operator of “the
Bramah Lock Company”

The lock he developed was the undisputed safest lock at that time and held that
record for 67 years. He also improved upon the design of the modern day toilet and
obtained the patent for it in 1778.

It was the success of his lock company and his continuing love of invention that Joseph
Bramah began to delve in the building of machine tools. His locks had a lot of precision
work and Bramah knew in order to mass produce he would have to invent something
to help. In his employ at the lock company was a young man named Henry Maudslay;
between the two of them they created several machines that would make building
locks much more efficient. It was with Henry’s help that Bramah became successful in
many ventures that produced a plethora of machinery. Some other inventions by
Bramah and his side kick Henry Maudsley were as follows: