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BasicCircuits
of
PneumaticSysfems

9.6 SpeedRegulation
on Single-Acting
Cylinders
By placingthe flow controlvalvein differentpositions,
you canregulatethe
speedof the cylindereitherfor the advancestrokeor the returnstroke.
Figure9.5showsthe speedcontrolforthe advancemovement andFigure9.2
for the returnmovement. By placingtwo flowcontrolvalves,you cancontrol
both the advanceand returnstroke.Thisis shownin Figure9.'8.

Figure9.6 - speedRegulation
on single-Acting
cylindersfor Advancestroke

Figure9.7 - speedRegulation
on singte-Acting
cylindersfor Returnstroke

DesignPneumatic
Systems.FestoDidactic