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Fluid Mechanics LAB:Actuator Constructions and Component Identification

Pneumatic Actuator

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• Powered by compressed air• Cheap, simple and easy to maintain

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Check Valves

Allows fluid to travel in one direction

Foot Valve

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Keep fluid traveling in one direction, and

helps maintain suction lift

Butterfly Valve

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Control flow of fluid

Materials made of

• Cast Iron• Brass• Aluminum• Steel• PVC

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Pneumatic Actuator

Bore (in)

Stroke (in)

Rod Diameter (in)

Area of Piston Blank (in2)

Area of Piston Rod (in2)

Type of Piston Seal

Type of Rod Seal

Cylinder Cushion

Cylinder Head Seal