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Those sound like great reasons to use something sensible like a hydraulic ram to apply 1,000,000 lbf. Force = pressure x area, and neither pressure nor area is
by elbrownos 10y ago
Those sound like great reasons to use something sensible like a hydraulic ram to apply 1,000,000 lbf.
Force = pressure x area, and neither pressure nor area is difficult to measure precisely. I can't see the upside of using 1,000,000 lbm of stainless steel.
- kabouseng 10y agoIt's much simpler to compensate for dead weight to get as exact as possible measurement. With a hydraulic press you need to compensate for the compression and heat buildup of the liquid etc.
- adaml_623 10y agoIt's easy to measure area but how do you calibrate your pressure sensor? I think you'll find that this device is used not as a testing tool but as a calibration tool.