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Quick questions on Pneumatic components and cylinders - CCEA GCSE Technology and Design
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What is the cylinder?Show answer
A cylinder (actuator) is the component that does the work. Compressed air pushes a piston along the cylinder, and the piston rod moves a load with a linear (reciprocating) motion.
What are the force a cylinder produces?Show answer
This shows that a larger piston or a higher pressure gives a larger force, which is how a small air supply can move heavy loads.
What is q1?Show answer
What does a pneumatic system use to create movement? [1 mark]
What is q2?Show answer
How is the piston returned in a single-acting cylinder? [1 mark]
What is q3?Show answer
State the equation for the force produced by a cylinder. [1 mark]
What is q4?Show answer
A piston of area 0.003 m2 runs at 300000 Pa. Calculate the force. [2 marks]
What is q5?Show answer
Give one advantage of a double-acting cylinder over a single-acting one. [1 mark]
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