Hydraulic Circuits

Problems

Problem. For the system shown in Figure bellow, what pump pressure is require if the cylinder
loads are 500 Lbf each and cylinder 1 has a piston area of 10 in2? The area of cylinder 2 must
equal the difference between the areas of the piston and rod for cylinder 1. it should be note
that the pump must be capable of delivering a pressure equal to that required for the piston of
cylinder 1 by itself to overcome the loads acting on both cylinders. Note that P 3 = 0 due to the
drain discharge line to tank. Neglect all losses.

Problem: For the fluid power system shown in the Figure bellow, determine the
external load (F1and F2) that each hydraulic cylinder can sustain while moving in the
extending direction. Take fractional pressure losses into account. The pump produce a
pressure increase of 1000 psi from the inlet port to the discharge port and a flow rate of
40 gpm (1 gal = 3.78541 L). The following data are applicable. The kinematic density is
0.001 ft2/s, specific weight is 50 Lbf/ft3. cylinder piston diameter is 8 in, cylinder rod
diameter is 4 in and all elbows are 90o with a k factor of 0.75. The pipe lengths and
inside diameter are given as follows: