Hydraulic Machines

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Hydraulic Machines: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Hydraulic Lift, Mechanical Advantage of Hydraulic Lift and Braking System of Vehicles.

Important Questions on Hydraulic Machines

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The area of cross-section of the wider tube shown in figure is 800 cm2. If a mass of 12 kg is placed on the massless piston, the difference in heights h in the level of water in the two tubes is

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For the system shown in the figure, the cylinder on the left at L has a mass of 600 kg and cross-sectional area of 800 cm2. The piston on the right, at S, has cross-sectional area 25 cm2 and negligible weight. If the apparatus is filled with oilρ=0.75gm cm-3. Find the force F required to hold the system in equilibrium

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A force of 500 N is executed on a hydraulic piston of cross sectional area of 100 cm2. The cross-sectional area of other piston which supports a truck of a tonne weight is [use g=9.8 m s-2]

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The working of hydraulic lift is based on the principle of

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Find the mechanical advantage of the hydraulic lift.

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Mechanical advantage of a hydraulic lift is directly proportional to the:

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Hydraulic brakes works on the principle of

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The mechanical advantage of a hydraulic lift is directly proportional to

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Hydraulic brakes works on the principle of

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The mechanical advantage of a hydraulic lift is directly proportional to

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A hydraulic lift can lift a maximum load of 3000 kg wt.  The area of cross section of the piston carrying the load is 4.25×10-2 m2. The maximum pressure the smaller piston would have to bear is

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A hydraulic lift has a smaller piston with an area A1, and a larger piston with an area A2. The mechanical advantage of the hydraulic lift can be increased by:

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In which of the following cases, Pascal's law is used.

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What principle is used in braking system in a vehicle?

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How is mechanical advantage achieved in a hydraulic machine?

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Cotyledons are also called-

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A hydraulic automobile lift has input and output pistons with diameters of 10 cm and 30 cm. The lift is used to hold up a car with a weight of 1.44×104 N. What pressure is applied on the input piston?

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A hydraulic lift is designed to life cars of maximum mass of 3000 kg. The area of cross-section of the piston carrying the load is4.25×10-12 m2. What maximum pressure the smaller piston have to bear?

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Radius of one arm of hydraulic lift is four times of radius of other arm. What force should be applied on narrow arm to lift 100 kg?

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A hydraulic automobile lift is designed to lift cars with a maximum mass of 3000 kg. The area of cross-section of the piston carrying the load is 425 cm2. What maximum pressure would the smaller piston have to bear?