Thesis Components Used
Thesis Components Used
Thesis Components Used
COMPONENTS USED
1. PNEUMATIC CYLINDER
Pneumatic cylinders (sometimes known as air cylinders) are mechanical devices which
use the power of compressed gas to produce a force in a reciprocating linear motion.
Like hydraulic cylinders, pneumatic cylinders use the stored potential energy of a fluid,
in this case compressed air, and convert it into kinetic energy as the air expands in an attempt to
reach atmospheric pressure. This air expansion forces a piston to move in the desired direction.
The piston is a disc or cylinder, and the piston rod transfers the force it develops to the object to
be moved. Engineers prefer to use pneumatics sometime because they are quieter, cleaner, and
do not require large amounts or space for fluid storage.
Because the operating fluid is a gas, leakage from a pneumatic cylinder will not drip out
and contaminate the surroundings, making pneumatics more desirable where cleanliness is a
requirement. For example, in the mechanical puppets of the DisneyTiki Room, pneumatics are
used to prevent fluid from dripping onto people below the puppet.
determined directly for straight pipes of any given length. A small chaining bore size can have
marked effect on pressure drop, whereas even doubling the pipe length, will only result in
doubling the pressure drop. Pressure drop through bends and fittings can only be determined by
empirical tests, since it is specific to the internal geometry involved. Rigid pipes however are
less manipulated through remain form of bends with arrangements increase and variable air have
to flow and the flow itself may be of fluctuating or pulsating nature. In this case it is thus
normally based on practical recommendation.
Fig. Hoses
4. COMPRESSORS
An air compressor is a machine which takes in air at a certain pressure and delivers the air at
a higher pressure. The prevailing atmospheric pressure is therefore regarded as the base and any
deviation is termed "gauge pressure".
Absolute pressure = Atmospheric pressure + gauge pressure
Absolute pressure is approximately one bar greater than the gauge pressure. Characteristics of
interest on a compressor are, Delivery volume or capacity of the compressor, Compression ratio.
Compressor capacity is usually expressed as air volume at ambient conditions at the compressor
intake, namely in units of meter cube per minute or litres per minute.
Fig. Compressor
5. PLC
6. FRAME
Fig. FRAME
TGPCET/MECHANICAL/2018-19
8.