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Re: Maximum bore/stroke length for cylinders?
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Originally Posted by JesseK
The relevant equation here is the ideal gas law, or P1*V1 = P2*V2, supposing that temperature is the same and no gas leaks.
60 PSI * cylinder volume = 120 PSI * stored volume
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This is assuming the system expands isothermally since PV = nRT which is likely not the case. The expansion will lower the temperature of the gas. I would likely model this process as polytropic, but this is probably over analyzing it. Add an extra air tank or two as a buffer.
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