increasing flow rate to pnuematic cylinder

[laxcompute]

We're a rookie team, and in the process of designing our pneumatic system. So I've ran across some of this stuff.

1. Flow rate to the cylinders is limited both by the diameter of the provided tubing (either .106" or .160", I can't remember which at the moment) and the maximum legal cV on the valves used, which is 0.32 (unitless). Basically, that means that air moves slowly. You could use cylinders with the smallest diameter, but that of course limits your force.

2. No. The provided tubing is already the maximum dimensions.

3. Yes, but from what I've read, you cancel out anything you gain by having theoretically increased flow, because of the currents when the two channels of air come back together.