HYDRAULIC FORMULA CALCULATOR

FORCE
Put your amounts where the red figures are and check out the answer where the blue figures are (click enter) !

TO BE USED WHEN CALCULATING THE FORCE OF A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER

1

FORMULA
tons

PRESSURE
ENTER (Bar)
100

CYLINDER CONVERSION INCH TO METRIC

CYLINDER DIAMETER
ENTER (cm)
4.8
2'' = 5.08 cm

3" = 7.62 cm

FORCE (tons)
(click enter) !
1.80864

FORCE (kg)
(click enter) !
1808.64

4" = 10.16 cm

FLOW RATE
Put your amounts where the red figures are and check out the answer where the blue figures are (click enter) !

TO BE USED WHEN CALCULATING THE FLOW RATE OF A HYDRAULIC PUMP

2

FORMULA
L/min

ENTER RPM

FLOW (L/min)

cc/min

9.5

1450

13.775

13775

ENTER SPEED (m/s)

0.15

ENTER CYL DIAMETER (cm)

4.8

FLOW (L/min)
16.27776

cc/min
16277.76

ENTER POWER (KW)

2.77

ENTER PRESSURE (Mpa)

10

FLOW (L/min)
16.62

cc/min
16620

FORMULA
L/min

ENTER cc/Rev

FORMULA
L/min

SPEED
Put your amounts where the red figures are and check out the answer where the blue figures are (click enter) !

TO BE USED WHEN CALCULATING THE SPEED OF A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER SHAFT

5

FORMULA
m/s

ENTER FLOW RATE (L/min)

ENTER DIAMETER (cm)

SPEED (m/s)

SPEED (sec/25 mm)

13.775

4.8

0.1269369987

0.1969480944
SECONDS / METER

POWER

7.877923775

Put your amounts where the red figures are and check out the answer where the blue figures are !

TO BE USED WHEN CALCULATING THE POWER REQUIRED TO DRIVE A HYDRAULIC PUMP

6

FORMULA
kW

ENTER PRESSURE (bar)

ENTER FLOW RATE (L/min)

POWER (kW)

WATTS

99.97

13.77

2.69919

2699.19

TORQUE
Put your amounts where the red figures are and check out the answer where the blue figures are (click enter) !

TO BE USED WHEN CALCULATING THE TORQUE PRODUCED BY A HYDRAULIC MOTOR

7

FORMULA
Nm

ENTER PRESSURE (Mpa)

10

ENTER DISPLACEMENT (cm)

9.5

TORQUE (Nm)
15.127388535

Dm
151.2738853503

ENTER PRESSURE (Mpa)

10

ENTER FLOW RATE (L/min)

13.7

ENTER RPM
1450

TORQUE (Nm)
15.0227586207

FORMULA
Nm

HOSE SIZING
Put your amounts where the red figures are and check out the answer where the blue figures are (click enter) !

TO BE USED WHEN CALCULATING THE HOSE SIZE FOR SUCTION AND DELIVERY
9

FORMULA
m/s

MAX. SPEED RATE

(U/min)

DISPLACEMENT
(cm)

SUCTION PORT ID
(mm)

1450
Velocity (m/s)

9.5

10.0
2.92

*** Special note;

METERS/SECOND

*** Special note; The maximum recommended flow rate for a gear pump is 2,5 m/s please do not exceed.
*** Special note; For delivery hose size, rule of thumb 25% smaller than suction hose
PLEASE NOTE: ALL O.E.M. NAMES OR NUMBERS ARE FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY
TO BE USED AT YOUR OWN RISK BY; Dr Christine Edmonds of Milwaukee Wisconsin

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