Week #5: (10/3,7) Fluid Power Fundamentals (Chapter 15)

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PLEASE NOTE: Monday, 10/14, is Columbus Day (next week) and there are no classes at STCC on that day. Tuesday, 10/15, will follow a Monday schedule, so all Monday classes will meet on Tuesday. Tuesday classes are cancelled for the week. Therefore, our lecture class will meet on Tuesday of next week.

This week we will discuss Chapter 15 in the text on Fluid Power Fundamentals, pages 273-293. Answer the following Review Questions on page 292: 1-7, 9 - 11.

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The key topics for this chapter are:

Pressure
psi (pounds per square inch)
psia (pounds per square inch absolute)
psig (pounds per square inch gauge)
Area of a Circle
Force = Pressure * Area
Boyle's Law
Charle's Law

We'll revisit this diagram relating psia and psig:

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Pneumatic Cylinder Airflow Requirements from Cross.