PASCAL’S LAW:

HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
 Transmission of Pressure in a Liquid
1. Liquids are very difficult to compress
because the molecules are very close
together.
2. The pressure applied at one end of a liquid
sealed inside a cylinder is transferred all
the way along to the other end

Pressure= force
area
If the pressure is
applied to a larger area,
a larger force is
produced and the
system acts as a force
multiplier.
In a hydraulic system, Pascal’s principle is
applied as a force multiplier.
The force multiplier of a hydraulic system
can be represented by the equation:
Applications of
Pascal’s
 Question
The next figure shows a hydraulic lifting device. Calculate the lifting
force produced by the device when a 40N downward force is applied.