Pressure lab
Engineers (Advanced), mission M7 Fluid Power, lesson 3 of 6.
Hook
Is air “springy”? What happens when you squeeze it?
Fair test
Load vs strokes needed vs height reached. Graph and describe what the air is doing.
Bonus challenge
Close the valve with a load on top. Does it slowly sink? Why?
The build
Pneumatic Lift Table: A scissor table raised by a cylinder. Count the pump strokes needed for each centimetre with more weight on top.