Hydraulic press
device · 1795 · Industrial Revolution
Bramah’s press: a small force on a small piston gives a large one on a large piston.
What it is made of
- Hydraulic cylinder — has part. Two cylinders of different diameters.
Principles and materials it uses
- Hydraulics (Pascal’s law) — uses. Pascal’s law multiplies the force.
- Cast iron — is made of. Bramah’s press is cast iron.
Where it is used
- Tablet (medicine) — is used in. Tablets are pressed.
- Chocolate — is used in. Van Houten’s press separated cocoa butter.
- Extrusion — is used in. Presses.
What it is a kind of
- Forging press — includes. A press.