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Re: Cylinder Force Calculation

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Originally Posted by GW (Greg) Ross
We did some empirical testing with this method, and ruled it out pretty quickly. With a large diameter cylinder, you get the most force, but it takes a lot of air to fill the cylinder, so the speed is way too slow. We got much better speed with small diameter cylinders, but the force was only enough to push the ball about 4 feet.
saw the same thing a few years back. Thats why the cylinder needs to be mechanically held back while its pre-charged

then released

when you implement this way, is like an air-spring