k well i don't want it to bend to much to lose its seal(the seal will be rubber system that can contract and expand to seal and unseal)
the design is a bit like this:
there will be a vertical shaft(in the middle of the piston) that will keep the piston going straight up and down.
the sealing...
i am interested in finding out the thickness of a piston that would not bend when it is:
100 cm in diameter
holding a column of water 100 cm in diameter and 20 ft high (around 4000 liters, or as stated above about 9,600 pounds)
hope i gave enough info
thank you for your time
What i want to do is have a cylinder that is made of steel (don't know what types there are but i guess regular)
with a height of 20 ft or so, filled with water. for the bottom of the cylinder i want a piston that would move 6 inches.
the volume of the water on top of the piston is about...
What i want to do is have a cylinder that is made of steel (don't know what types there are but i guess regular)
with a height of 20 ft or so, filled with water. for the bottom of the cylinder i want a piston that would move 6 inches.
the volume of the water on top of the piston is about 4000...
i want to use a 100 cm diameter piston witch will have 4000 kg of pressure on it.
Questions
-how thick does the piston have to be to hold that much weight if it is made of metal?
-what material should i use to make a seal to the cylinder wall and should the cylinder wall be another material then...