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of Hydraulics and Hydrostatics, from the 1728 ''[[Cyclopaedia]]''.]]
:''For the mechanical technology, see [[hydraulic machinery]] and
[[hydraulic cylinder]]''
Hydraulic head ... (base) of the piezometer. The hydraulic head
can be used to determine a ''hydraulic gradient'' between two or
more points. ==Components of hydraulic head==
Hydraulic engineering '''Hydraulic engineering''' is a sub-discipline
of [[civil engineering]] concerned with ... Common topics of design
for hydraulic engineers includes hydraulic structures, including
[[dams]] and [[levees]], water distribution networks ...
Hydraulic ram ... er pump|the vehicle extraction tool|Jaws of
Life|the piston-based actuator|hydraulic cylinder}} [[Image:DSCN3606-hydraulic-ram.JPG|thumb|right|A
hydraulic ram that drives a fountain at the [[Centre for Alternative
Technology]]]]
Hydraulic fluid ... ge truck|garbage trucks]] and industrial [[shredder
(device)|shredders]]. Hydraulic systems are very common in [[aircraft]]
[[Flight_controls|flight control s ... ... ic systems like the
ones mentioned above will work most efficiently if the hydraulic
fluid used has low [[compressibility]].
Hydraulic machinery <!-- Removed: [[Image:Mehrere bagger.JPG|thumb|right|275
px|Many hydraulic machines lined up]], unnessecary image for the
article. --> ... !-- Removed: [[Image:Blmexcavsm.jpg|thumb|340px|right|[[Hydraulic
cylinder|Hydraulically powered cylinders]] are visible on this
[[excavator]].]], replaced by ...
Hydraulic empire A '''hydraulic empire''', also known as a '''hydraulic
despotism''' or ''water monopoly empire'', is a social or government
struc ... ... 88]]), in ''Oriental Despotism'' ([[1957]]). Wittfogel
asserted that such "hydraulic civilizations" — although
they were neither all located in the Orient no ...
Hydraulic brake The '''hydraulic brake''' is an arrangement of
[[brake|braking]] mechanism which uses [[bra ... ... sists of
a brake pedal, a [[vacuum]] assist module, a [[master cylinder]],
hydraulic lines, a "[[slave cylinder]]", and a brake
rotor and/or brake drum.
Hydraulic press [[Image:Hydraulic Force, language neutral.png|thumb|right|Hydraulic
force increase.]] ... also known as a '''Bramah press''' after
the inventor, [[Joseph Bramah]]. Hydraulic presses are the most
commonly-used and efficient form of modern press.
Hydraulic cylinder [[Image:Blmexcavsm.jpg|thumb|340px|right|The
hydraulic cylinders on this [[excavator]] control the machine's
[[Linkage (mechanica ... A '''Hydraulic cylinder''' (also called
a linear [[hydraulic motor]]) is a mechanical [[actuator]] that
is used to give a linear [[forc ...
Hydraulic rescue tools '''Hydraulic rescue tools''' are used by
[[Emergency service|emergency rescue]] personn ... ... d using
a pressure-relief valve and spring setup, or dual-acting, in which
hydraulic pressure is used to both open and close the suzzette
cylinder.
Hydraulic drive system ... wer transmission''' is a drive- or
transmission system that makes use of a hydraulic fluid under
pressure to drive machinery. *Generator part of the transmission,
in general a [[hydraulic pump]], driven by an [[electric motor]],
a combustion [[engine]] or a [[wi ...
Hydraulic tappet ... s rocker or [[cam follower]] to allow for
thermal expansion and wear. The hydraulic lifter was designed
to ensure that the valve train always operates with ze ... The
hydraulic lifter consists of a hollow expanding piston situated
between the camshaft ...
Hydraulic circuit A '''hydraulic circuit''' is an interconnected
set of components that convert pressurized ... ** Hydraulic hoses
Hydraulic accumulator ... compressed [[gas]]. The main reasons
that an ''accumulator'' is used in a hydraulic system are so that
the pump doesn't need to be so large to cope with extre ... [[Image:Underfallyardexternalaccumulator.JPG|thumb|[[Hydraulic
engine house, Bristol Harbour]]]]
Hydraulic power network ... The best-known hydraulic network was
the city-wide network of the [[London Hydraulic Power Company]].
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Diesel locomotive ===Diesel-hydraulic=== ... In addition, this
type of drive is technically a hydrodynamic drive, not hydraulic.
The latter term implies hydrostatic.-->
Hydraulic conductivity ... ic permeability of the material and
on the degree of saturation. Saturated hydraulic conductivity,
''K<sub>sat</sub>'', describes water movement through
satur ... ... aterials in heat conduction, or 1/resistivity in
electrical circuits. The hydraulic conductivity (''K'' —
the [[English alphabet|English letter]] "kay") ...
Hydraulic motor ... cement (rotation). The hydraulic motor is
the rotary counterpart of the [[hydraulic cylinder]]. ... hydraulic
motors because they cannot be [[backdrive|backdriven]]. Also,
a hydraulic motor is usually designed for the working pressure
at both sides of the mo ...
Hydraulic mining '''Hydraulic mining''', or '''hydraulicking''',
is a form of [[mining]] that employs [[water]] to dislodge rock
ma ... ... ds several hundred feet above the area to be mined.
Insofar as California hydraulic mining exploited primarily river
gravels, it was one form of [[placer mini ... |