MolaKule
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Using a 6.5 cSt@100C fluid, we are are going to determine some hydraulic jack results.
The jack has two pistons, two "check" valves, a bleed valve, and a small reservoir.
The area of the Drive piston is 1 square inch,
The area of the Lift piston is 20 square inches.
Question 1: If the Drive piston is depressed with 1 inch of travel at a Force of 100 lb., what is the Force created by the Lift piston AND what is its travel distance (total upward movement)?
Question 2: Assuming no frictional losses and an incompressible fluid, what are the Input and Output Energies?
Show how you derived the answers.
The jack has two pistons, two "check" valves, a bleed valve, and a small reservoir.
The area of the Drive piston is 1 square inch,
The area of the Lift piston is 20 square inches.
Question 1: If the Drive piston is depressed with 1 inch of travel at a Force of 100 lb., what is the Force created by the Lift piston AND what is its travel distance (total upward movement)?
Question 2: Assuming no frictional losses and an incompressible fluid, what are the Input and Output Energies?
Show how you derived the answers.
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