The diameters of the small and large pistons in a hydraulic press are 2.5 and 6.
ID: 1348137 • Letter: T
Question
The diameters of the small and large pistons in a hydraulic press are 2.5 and 6.1 inches, respectively. What is the ideal mechanical advantage of the press? What must the input force be to give an output force of 1.83 tons?
Ideal Mechanical Advantage = [Num]
Input Force = [Num]tons
The diameters of the small and large pistons in a hydraulic press are 2.5 and 6.1 inches, respectively. What is the ideal mechanical advantage of the press? What must the input force be to give an output force of 1.83 tons?
Ideal Mechanical Advantage = [Num]
Input Force = [Num]tons
Explanation / Answer
the ideal mechanical advantage of the press is,
IMA = pi*dout^2 / pi *din^2 = [6.1/2.5]2 = 5.9536
the input force is calculated as follows:
Fin = Fout / IMA = 1.83 / 5.9536 = 0.307 tons