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The current state of industrial hydraulics & pneumatics utilizes actuators that aren't being used to their full capacity, or not even being used efficiently.
:) whatever you say - this doesn't change the fact the pressurized area on the barrel wall far exceeds the axial pressurized area on the piston. And just because something doesn't move, doesn't mean it isn't stressed. In this sense, yes, it's entirely 'wasted'.
Hi all.
To begin, we all know that in a typical cylinder for example, the pressurized area inside the barrel far exceeds the axial. Once the stroke of a cylinder exceeds 1/4 the diameter, the radial (wasted) forces equal the linear ('used') forces generated.
Subsequently, I had the idea to...
