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Quick questions on Pneumatic systems - CCEA GCSE Engineering and Manufacturing

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What are the force a cylinder produces?
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The force from a cylinder comes from pressure acting on the piston area. Since pressure is force per area, p=FAp = \dfrac{F}{A}, rearranging gives: $F=p×A,F = p \times A,where where Fistheforceinnewtons, is the force in newtons, ptheairpressureinpascalsand the air pressure in pascals and A$ the piston area in square metres. A larger piston or higher pressure gives more force.
What is q1?
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What does a pneumatic system use to do work? [1 mark]
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State the difference between a single and a double acting cylinder. [2 marks]
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A piston of area 0.0010 m20.0010\ \text{m}^2 runs at 300000 Pa300000\ \text{Pa}. Find the force. [2 marks]

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