

QUESTION 1 A pneumatic system is used to test the quality of drawer guides in kitchen...
Consider the pneumatic cylinder as shown in Figure 1 which is an illustration from the Starcyl space-saver range, as can be found in their Star2.pdf catalogue, www.starcyl.com. Some pneumatic cylinders can have a push/pull rod (item I in Figure 1) protruding from either head (item A in Figure 1), but this cylinder clearly has only one, making it a “single rod end” type of cylinder. This cylinder is however “double acting”, which means it can be pressurised on either side...