Recent content by Nik_Barbour

Does coefficient of friction change in regard to clamp force applied to parts? If you imagine a bench vice, clamping a plate with a weight attached. Can the clamp force required be calculated to hold a specific weight? I'm asking because I have an excavator mounted hammer EMV outside. It...

Hi, I was wondering if I could ask for some advice. I'm was calculating the Annulus force that a hydraulic cylinder could generate that I've been asked to do some work on, however this particular ram is a little unusual in that it had a split rear piston and necks down to a smaller diameter than...