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Homework Statement There are two opposing cylinders, C1 and C2. Each cylinder is sealed. Each cylinder has a movable piston at one end. The pistons of each cylinder face each other. The pistons are connected to each other by a straight Shaft. C1 is connected to an air supply with an initial...

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The device is in an environment with ambient pressure, so the forces are equal on both pistons. The top of the pistons are exposed to the environment and there is a single sealed chamber connecting the pistons and containing the gear train. The opposing pistons are connected to shafts...

I have studied how gear trains work for a project I am working on, but can't find an analogous situation where the forces in the gear train oppose each other. Can someone help me? I have a 2:1 gear ratio on a dual rack and pinion gear train connected to opposing pistons, and there is equal...