Hydraulics

Pressure (symbol: p or P) is the force applied perpendicular to the surface of an object per unit area over which that force is distributed. Gauge pressure (also spelled gage pressure) is the pressure relative to the ambient pressure.

thumb|Hydraulics and other studies thumb|An open channel, with a uniform depth. Open-channel hydraulics thumb|Illustration of hydraulic and hydrostatic, from the "Table of Hydraulics and Hydrostatics", from Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, edited by [[Ephraim Chambers, 1728, Vol. 1]]

sub-discipline of civil engineering concerned with the flow and conveyance of fluids, principally water and sewage

machinery and tools that use liquid fluid power to do simple work

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pressure surge when a fluid is forced to stop or change direction suddenly

system of engineered hydrologic and hydraulic components which provide water supply

mechanical tool for applying force

medium to transfer power in hydraulic machinery

machine for conveying liquids

reservoir to store and stabilise fluid pressure

phenomenon occuring when liquid at high velocity discharges into a zone of lower velocity

drive or transmission system that uses pressurized hydraulic fluid to power hydraulic machinery

hydraulic machine invented by Heron of Alexandria

automatic fire extinguishing system consisting of valves distributed over an area

measure of a channel flow efficiency

valve that automatically regulates the pressure of fluid traversing it

Graph used in fluid dynamics

water storage device to smooth pressure variations

type of a pump

mechanical device installed on the rear of a carrier vehicle and used to facilitate moving goods to and from the level of the vehicle bed

unit of permeability

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fluidic analogue computer simulating the UK ecomomy

branch of hydraulics and fluid mechanics

Equation on water flow in pipes

electrically operated valve that controls how hydraulic fluid is sent to an actuator

type of water pump

moving cylindrical piston whose length is significantly greater than its diameter used to push or compress fluid

classification of reciprocating engine cylinders

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equation in fluid dynamics

Bridge building method

pipeline or tunnel that discharges municipal or industrial wastewater, stormwater, combined sewer overflows, cooling water, or brine effluents from water desalination plants to the sea

laws used in hydraulics to express relationships between variables involved in fan or pump performance

gas venting method for a hydraulic systems

infrastructure to carry potable water from treatment plant to consumers

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measure of frictional resistance water experiences when passing over land and channel features