Air pressure and Water pressure question

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To achieve 130.5 PSI of water pressure for 15-20 seconds, the required air chamber size depends on the volume of water and the desired flow rate of 1.5-2 ounces. A direct pressurization of a water chamber may be more effective than using air. The pressure can gradually decrease towards the end of the extraction process. Access to a full metal shop allows for experimentation with different chamber designs. Understanding the physics behind pressure and flow will be crucial for successful implementation.
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Hi,
I am wondering if anyone can help me out with this, I'm looking to create 130.5 PSI of Water pressure for 15-20 seconds. If I were to pressurize an air chamber what size/volume would be required to achieve the above? Or would it be better to directly pressurize a chamber with water?

Thanks for anyones thoughts or help.
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Hi Nugatory,
Thanks for such a quick response. I'm looking into a espresso extraction, so it would need to be a flow rate of 1.5-2 ounces in 15-25ish seconds and the variation pressure could be gradually lost in the end. I'm mainly looking into how small of a pressurized chamber I'd need to achieve these results in one shot, so no pump constantly increasing pressure.

I have a full metal shop at my school to mess around with, just the physics bit I am lacking.
 
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