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Re: Optimizing Precharged Cylinders

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Originally Posted by vamfun View Post
b) Preloading a .75 and 1.06 in bore cylinders actually degrades the performance. With a 0% and 40% preload the .75 in bore energy went from 9.7 to 6 ftlbs and the 1.06 in bore went from 12.5 to 10.1 ftlbs.
How is this possible? Can you explain what is happening?

(I assume by "energy" you are referring to the energy delivered into the load)


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