Pressure gradient —drives→ Elastic deformation

Conditions

• pressure acting on a diaphragm or shell

Evidence · 1

1. [1]
   J. F. Nye. Physical Properties of Crystals: Their Representation by Tensors and Matrices (1985)

   Oxford University Press · book, no DOI · record

Uses of this claim

• Pneumatic pressure piezoelectric harvesterprototype · 5 steps
• Wave-impact piezoelectric harvesterdemonstrated · 7 steps
• Thermocapillary piezoelectric micro heat engineproposed in the literature, not demonstrated · 7 steps

• Pressure gradient → Elastic deformation → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Cooling3/4 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Pressure gradient → Elastic deformation → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Useful heat3/4 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Pressure gradient → Elastic deformation → Mechanical stress or strain → Direct piezoelectric effect → Separated surface charge → Electrical work5/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Pressure gradient → Elastic deformation → Mechanical stress or strain → Flexoelectric effect → Separated surface charge → Electrical work5/5 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Temperature gradient → Marangoni effect → Pressure gradient → Elastic deformation → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Cooling4/6 established · same energy form
• Temperature gradient → Marangoni effect → Pressure gradient → Elastic deformation → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Useful heat4/6 established · same energy form
• Bulk fluid flow → Ocean wave motion → Pressure gradient → Elastic deformation → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Cooling5/6 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Bulk fluid flow → Ocean wave motion → Pressure gradient → Elastic deformation → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Useful heat5/6 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Surface energy difference → Marangoni effect → Pressure gradient → Elastic deformation → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Cooling4/6 established · weakly supported
• Surface energy difference → Marangoni effect → Pressure gradient → Elastic deformation → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Useful heat4/6 established · weakly supported
• Temperature gradient → Marangoni effect → Pressure gradient → Elastic deformation → Mechanical stress or strain → Direct piezoelectric effect → Separated surface charge → Electrical work6/7 established · weakly supported
• Temperature gradient → Marangoni effect → Pressure gradient → Elastic deformation → Mechanical stress or strain → Flexoelectric effect → Separated surface charge → Electrical work6/7 established · weakly supported
• Pressure gradient → Elastic deformation → Elastic stress → Villari effect → Changing magnetic flux → Electromagnetic induction → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Pressure gradient → Elastic deformation → Mechanical stress or strain → Villari effect → Changing magnetic flux → Electromagnetic induction → Charge carriers → Electrical work7/7 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Pressure gradient → Elastic deformation → Mechanical stress or strain → Elastocaloric effect → Temporal temperature change → Pyroelectric effect → Separated surface charge → Electrical work7/7 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Bulk fluid flow → Ocean wave motion → Pressure gradient → Elastic deformation → Mechanical stress or strain → Direct piezoelectric effect → Separated surface charge → Electrical work7/7 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Bulk fluid flow → Ocean wave motion → Pressure gradient → Elastic deformation → Mechanical stress or strain → Flexoelectric effect → Separated surface charge → Electrical work7/7 established · extends a recorded pathway
• Surface energy difference → Marangoni effect → Pressure gradient → Elastic deformation → Elastic stress → Direct piezoelectric effect → Separated surface charge → Electrical work6/7 established · weakly supported
• Surface energy difference → Marangoni effect → Pressure gradient → Elastic deformation → Mechanical stress or strain → Direct piezoelectric effect → Separated surface charge → Electrical work6/7 established · weakly supported
• Surface energy difference → Marangoni effect → Pressure gradient → Elastic deformation → Mechanical stress or strain → Flexoelectric effect → Separated surface charge → Electrical work6/7 established · weakly supported

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Physical Transformation Atlas (2026). claim claim:pressure-drives-elastic: Pressure gradient —drives→ Elastic deformation. Dataset revision rbfbfcbb70e57 (hash of the canonical data). https://physical-transformation-atlas.wldud5192.workers.dev/claim/pressure-drives-elastic

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