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BAIZE: What will happen to a pneumatic
cylinder if you pressurize both ends with the
same amount of pressure at the same time?
I built this small, pneumatic circuit to
illustrate this. I've got
.15 mega-pascals, which is approximately equivalent to 22 pounds
psi.
A normally closed push button, and a "t" inline between my
cap end and my rod end, to demonstrate what will happen
if you energize both sides
of the cylinder at the same time.
*click pop noise*
The cylinder extended. Logically, you would think that if you
put the same amount of pressure on both sides at the same time, that it wouldn't go
anywhere. This gives you a physical demonstration
of the relationship of the fluid power
triangle, which will have force, pressure, and area
and how they
coexist with one another.
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