HYDRAULIC RAM Definition & Meaning

hydraulic ram

noun

a device by which the energy of descending water is utilized to raise a part of the water to a height greater than that of the source.

hydraulic ram

noun

any large device involving the displacement of a piston or plunger driven by fluid pressure
a form of water pump utilizing the kinetic energy of running water to provide static pressure to raise water to a reservoir higher than the source

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of hydraulic ram¹

First recorded in 1800–10

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The cockpit holding the driver is lifted on hydraulic rams to simulate precisely how a car corners.

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It comes complete with pilot's visor and internal hydraulic rams for its operation.

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In 1997, a British female police officer was stabbed and killed while using a hydraulic ram to enter a flat.

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Weighing 4,000 tonnes, it has 100m of trailing infrastructure that enables workers to install the tunnel walls as the cutting head inches forward powered by hydraulic rams.

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For their test firing, the researchers used a hydraulic ram to drive the cylinder into a preheated engine.

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