REFLECTOR: Annual inspection/Compression Testing.

Dave Philipsen velocity at davebiz.com
Wed Sep 10 21:19:08 CDT 2008


There is nothing in your formula that quantifies the area over which the 
1698 lbs. is spread.  Using your formula, I could say that the piston is 
132mm in diameter in which case:

13,701.4 sq mm @ 80psi=1,096,112 lbs. force


HYTEC45 at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 9/10/2008 11:51:59 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> davedent at comcast.net writes:
>
>     Remember you are putting 80psi against sometimes a surface of 5.2"
>     and that's a lot of area to stop. 
>
> 21.23 sq inch.  @ 80psi=1698lbs force.
> TEC 
>
>
>

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Dave Philipsen
Velocity STD-FG
N83DP



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