11.5 Pascal's Principle
EXAMPLE 11.6 CALCULATING FORCE OF SLAVE CYLINDERS: PASCAL PUTS ON THE BRAKES
Consider the automobile hydraulic system shown in Figure 11.13.
Figure 11.13 Hydraulic brakes use Pascal's principle. The driver exerts a force of 100 N on the brake pedal. This force is increased by the simple lever and again by the hydraulic system. Each of the identical slave cylinders receives the same pressure and, therefore, creates the same force output F2. The circular cross-sectional areas of the master and slave cylinders are represented by A1 and A2 respectively.
A force of 100 N is applied to the brake pedal.