hydraulic fluid pressure

  • 41Pressure vessel — Vertical pressure vessels installed in a structure A pressure vessel is a closed container designed to hold gases or liquids at a pressure substantially different from the ambient pressure. The pressure differential is dangerous and many fatal… …

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  • 42hydraulic — [[t]haɪdrɒ̱lɪk, AM drɔ͟ːl [/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Hydraulic equipment or machinery involves or is operated by a fluid that is under pressure, such as water or oil. The boat has no fewer than five hydraulic pumps. Derived words: hydraulically ADV ADV… …

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  • 43hydraulic conductivity, effective —    The rate of flow of water through a porous medium that contains more than one fluid, such as water and air in the unsaturated zone, and which should be specified in terms of both the fluid type and content and the existing pressure …

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  • 44hydraulic fracturing —    The formation of artificial fractures in rock systems around a well by high pressure fluid injections [16] …

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  • 45Drilling fluid — This article is about fluids used when drilling a well. For fluids used with drill bits during metal working, see cutting fluid. Driller pouring a foaming agent down the rod string on a drilling rig In geotechnical engineering, drilling fluid is… …

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  • 46Working fluid — The working fluid in a machine is the pressurized gas or liquid which actuates the machine. Examples include steam in a steam engine, air in a hot air engine and hydraulic fluid in a hydraulic motor or hydraulic cylinder. More generally, a… …

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  • 47Dynamic pressure — In incompressible fluid dynamics dynamic pressure (indicated with q, or Q, and sometimes called velocity pressure) is the quantity defined by:[1] where (using SI units): = dynamic pressure in pascals …

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  • 48Auxiliary hydraulic system — An auxiliary hydraulic system delivers pressurized hydraulic fluid from a hydraulic pump to operate auxiliary equipment or attachments. The addition of an auxiliary hydraulic system on heavy construction equipment increases the versatility of the …

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  • 49Brake fluid — is a type of hydraulic fluid used in hydraulic brake applications in motorcycles, automobiles, light trucks, and some advanced bicycles. It is used to transfer force under pressure from where it is created through hydraulic lines to the braking… …

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  • 50kick-out pressure — The pressure at which an unloading valve shuts out the hydraulic fluid supply to the hydraulic system manifold and directs it back to the hydraulic reservoir at a very much reduced pressure …

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