The Compressibility of Oil equation calculates approximitely how much additional oil (V_A) must be added to the current Volume of Oil Under Pressure (V) to reach a specified Pressure (P).

INSTRUCTIONS: Choose units and enter the following:

• (P) Desired pressure
• (Q) Volume of oil under pressure

Description

Fluid power is the use of fluids under pressure to generate, control, and transmit power. Fluid power is subdivided into hydraulics using a liquid such as mineral oil or water, and pneumatics using a gas such as air or other gases. Compressed-air and water-pressure systems were once used to transmit power from a central source to industrial users over extended geographic areas; fluid power systems today are usually within a single building or mobile machine.

Fluid power systems perform work by a pressurized fluid bearing directly on a piston in a cylinder or in a fluid motor. A fluid cylinder produces a force resulting in linear motion, whereas a fluid motor produces torque resulting in rotary motion. Within a fluid power system, cylinders and motors (also called actuators) do the desired work. Control components such as valves regulate the system.

In thermodynamics and fluid mechanics, compressibility (also known as the coefficient of compressibility^[1] or isothermal compressibility^[2]) is a measure of the relative volume change of a fluid or solid as a response to a pressure (or mean stress) change.

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References

This description was obtained from wikipedia.