Jake, I'm sure they said that back in the days of the galley boats...

Lots of dudes sitting at oars while a guy in the back pounds a drum and pushes buttons (or rudder) smile

But you engineers could help me understand the most efficient way to store hydraulic power. Since liquids are essentially non-compressible, are they building up pneumatic pressure to apply the hydraulics later? If not what is the mechanism used to "build" up the power to be used "during peak demand"?


Jay