The  Hydraulic  Cylinder  

At  the  end  of  this  video,  you  should  be  able  to:  
•  Explain  how  a  cylinder  works  
•  Iden<fy  the  parts  of  a  cylinder  

 
 
In-­‐studio:  cylinder  props  on  the  table  
The  Cylinder  

PISTON  
BARREL  
PORT   PORT  

ROD  

ROD  SIDE   CAP  SIDE  

The  Cylinder  

​𝑃↓𝑟𝑜𝑑    ​𝑃↓𝑐𝑎𝑝   

​𝐴↓𝑟𝑜𝑑    ​𝐴↓𝑐𝑎𝑝   

​𝐹=​𝑃↓𝑐𝑎𝑝 𝐴↓𝑐𝑎𝑝 −​𝑃↓𝑟𝑜𝑑 𝐴↓𝑟𝑜𝑑   
What’s  Inside?  

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 PISTON
PISTONSEAL BARREL
ROD PORT
ROD SEAL
ROD BEARING

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Cup  seal  for  piston  
CUP  SEAL  

SEAL  
BACKING   BARREL  

PISTON  
Use  props  on  the  table