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  1. Vitorio

    Unkown unit of piston and rod area

    Thank you, micalbrch. "Quadrat" makes sense. Learning Latin (quinaria) and German (quadrat) during Fluid Power in my college technician course, haha. Thanks again.
  2. Vitorio

    Unkown unit of piston and rod area

    Hi again, Can anyone please shed some light on a unit of area I've not seen before? I'm using a software called FluidSim to simulate various pneumatic circuits. When I open the dialogue box to adjust a double acting cylinder's parameters, I see the units of piston and ring area as "qcm" (see...
  3. Vitorio

    Fluid Power Society's Pneumatics Specialist certification question

    Thank you, kcj, for your explanation. I understand now fully. I appreciate you taking the time to explain it in some detail. Thanks for your efforts. Vitorio
  4. Vitorio

    Fluid Power Society's Pneumatics Specialist certification question

    Ahhh, thanks kcj. I think you're right: I was confusing using psia in gas law eq'ns with psig used here, although I'm still not clear on what you mean by "since the force is differential across the piston, gauge is correct". Could you elaborate a little more on that? Does it have something...
  5. Vitorio

    Fluid Power Society's Pneumatics Specialist certification question

    Hello, I am studying to become a pneumatics specialist, but have come across something in the Fluid Power Society's study guide that I don't understand. If someone could explain it to me, I would be very appreciative. The question and my solution are attached. My misunderstanding comes from the...

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