Hydraulics

"Hydraulic" redirects here. For other uses, see Hydraulic (disambiguation).
For the mechanical technology, see Hydraulic machinery.

Hydraulics (from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr) 'water' and αὐλός (aulós) 'pipe') is a technology and applied science using engineering, chemistry, and other sciences involving the mechanical properties and use of liquids.

Rooted in fluid mechanics hydraulics is used to govern the use of energy via pressurized liquids. It has been part of human history since ancient times. Hydraulic topics range through some parts of science and most engineering modules.

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