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Subjects / LC Engineering / Strand 4: Engineering principles and energy

Pneumatics and hydraulics

Use Pascal's law to calculate cylinder forces and read fluid circuit diagrams with valves and cylinders.

5th Year6th Year HigherOrdinary
Helps to know first: Mechanisms and energy transfer
15practice questions

Fill the gaps: 1 · Match the pairs: 1 · Multiple choice: 5 · Select all that apply: 1 · Numeric answer: 4 · Put in order: 1 · Short answer: 1 · Written answer (self/teacher assessed): 1

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Why are pneumatic systems widely used in automated food packaging?
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Hint 1

Air is clean.

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