Lynde, Carleton John, b. 1872 · New York : Macmillan · leaf 54
ater in the small tube abovethe level of the upper diskexerts i lb. pressure on eachsquare inch of the disk, or atotal of 500 lb. That is, i lb.of water in the small tube supports 500 lb. on the bellows. The hydraulic press. The hydraulic press is a device usedwhen great pressure is required; it is… … Fig. 22. — The hydrostatic bellows. 40 PHYSICS OF THE HOUSEHOLD pump piston exerts a totalforce of I GOO lb. on the largepiston. Hydraulic elevators, hy-draulic lift locks, hydraulicgun testers, etc., are based onthis principle. Pressure in water pipes. —Another illustration of Pas-cals law is as…
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