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The total force on a piston can be calculated using the formula: Force = Pressure x Area. Given that the pressure is 100 psig and the area of a 4 inch piston can be calculated using the formula for the area of a circle (A = πr^2), the total force on the piston can be calculated as: Force = 100 psig x π x (2 inches)^2 = 100π lb.

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Why hydraulic machines are called force multipliers?

Consider a hydraulic machine such as a press. The pump in one of these machines might produce a pressure of, say, 500 pounds per square inch. Let's say that the pump pushes fluid through a tube with a cross-sectional area of one square inch so that the pump is producing a force of 500 pounds over one square inch. The fluid that it pumps might go into a cylinder with an area of say, 100 square inches where the fluid can push on a piston. Now each square inch of the piston undergoes a force of 500 pounds for a total force on the piston of 500 x 100 = 50,000 pounds. It is as if the force has been multiplied from the 500 that the pump produces to 50,000.


Pressure times area?

This is the formula for calculating force, as force equals pressure multiplied by area. Pressure is defined as force per unit area, so when you multiply pressure by area, you get the total force exerted.


How is pressure related to force and area?

Pressure is the force per unit area applied on a surface. Mathematically, pressure (P) is calculated by dividing the force (F) applied perpendicular to the surface by the area (A) over which the force is spread. Therefore, pressure increases when force increases or when the area over which the force is applied decreases.


What best describes the piston surface area of a single rod double acting piston?

The piston surface area of a single-rod, double-acting piston consists of two main areas: the face area on one side of the piston and the annular area on the opposite side. The face area is the circular area of the piston that directly pushes against the fluid, while the annular area is the ring-shaped area around the piston rod that is also exposed to the fluid pressure. By summing these two areas, you can determine the total surface area of the piston that is subjected to the fluid pressure.


That is the difference between force and pressure?

Force is a push or pull acting on an object, measured in Newtons (N). Pressure is the force applied per unit area and is measured in Pascals (Pa). In other words, force is the overall action, while pressure is the distribution of that force over an area.

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If a cylinder has an input pressure of 50 psi and the blank side of the piston is 5 sq inches how much total force is applied by the piston?

Multiply the number of square inches times the pounds per square inch. In this case, 5 x 50- or 250 pounds of force.


Why hydraulic machines are called force multipliers?

Consider a hydraulic machine such as a press. The pump in one of these machines might produce a pressure of, say, 500 pounds per square inch. Let's say that the pump pushes fluid through a tube with a cross-sectional area of one square inch so that the pump is producing a force of 500 pounds over one square inch. The fluid that it pumps might go into a cylinder with an area of say, 100 square inches where the fluid can push on a piston. Now each square inch of the piston undergoes a force of 500 pounds for a total force on the piston of 500 x 100 = 50,000 pounds. It is as if the force has been multiplied from the 500 that the pump produces to 50,000.


What is displacement in bike?

formula for displacement: A=(pi)r^2 A is Area Pi is 3.14 and R is the radius of the cylinder, this is the piston in Square inches. then multiply that by the distance the piston travels, that is the displacement of one cylinder to find total engine displacement multiply that by how many pistons are in the engine to get total engine displacement


Pressure times area?

This is the formula for calculating force, as force equals pressure multiplied by area. Pressure is defined as force per unit area, so when you multiply pressure by area, you get the total force exerted.


What is total volume of cylinder bore?

That can be calculated for individual cylinders by the formula :- Pi R (2) x length of piston stroke.


What is 1600cc?

1600cc, means 1,600 "Cubic Centimeters". If I remember fight, it's the measurement of a motors total piston cylinder volume. The space in each cylinder. In a four cylinder 1600cc motor, each piston area has a volume of 400cc. 4x400cc=1600cc. Or 1600cc=1.6L, (Liters). Or 1600cc=98ci, (Cubic Inches).


What is the total force on an area that is 4 inches by 8 inches if a pressure of 25 psi is?

Pressure is force per unit area and force is the pressure over the total area Here pressure is 25psi This acts on an area 4inch x 8inch = 32square inch So total force is 25 x 32 = 100 x 8 = 800 pounds


How do you calculate clearance volume in a car?

Clearance volume in a car engine is calculated by determining the volume of the combustion chamber when the piston is at the top dead center (TDC). To find it, you can use the formula: Clearance Volume = Total Cylinder Volume - Displacement Volume. The total cylinder volume is the volume of the cylinder when the piston is at the bottom dead center (BDC), while the displacement volume is the volume displaced by the piston as it moves from TDC to BDC. This calculation helps in understanding the engine's compression ratio and efficiency.


Why does the rod of a double-acting cylinder retract at a greater velocity than it extends for the same input flow-rate?

The most common cylinder configuration is double acting, Figure 1. Routing pressurized fluid into the rod end of a double-acting cylinder causes the piston rod to retract. Conversely, routing pressurized fluid into the cap end causes the rod to extend. Simultaneously, fluid on the opposite side of the piston flows back into the hydraulic reservoir. (If air is the fluid medium, it usually is vented to the atmosphere.)Because the area of the rod-end piston face is smaller than the cap-end area, extension force is greater than retraction force (assuming equal fluid pressures). Because total cylinder volume is less with the cylinder fully retracted (because of rod volume) than when the cylinder is fully extended, a cylinder retracts faster than it extends (assuming equal flow rates).


What is the total pressure inside a 1.62L cylinder kept at 35C is 1.15 ATM?

To find the total pressure inside the cylinder, we need to use the ideal gas law equation: PV = nRT. Given the volume, temperature, and pressure, you can calculate the number of moles of gas present. Then, you can use this to calculate the total pressure by rearranging the ideal gas law equation.


How do you know what size of engine is in a car that has had the engine changed?

the only sure way is to remove the cylinder head and measure the diameter of the piston cylinder muliplied by the length of the piston stroke(how far it travels from bottom to top) this will give you the cubic inch (or cubic centimeters depending what country your are in) of ONE cylinder multiply that by the number of cylinders to give the total engine displacment (Size).


What is the force on a surface divided by the total area cover which the force is exerted?

That's the definition of the 'pressure' which the force exerts on the surface.