ME 513M Instrumentations and Calibrations Engineering

Group II Report Designation

1. De Guzman

a. Definition of pneumatic working elements

b. Straight-line operating pneumatic elements:

i. Single-acting: piston, diaphragm, rolling diaphragm

ii. Double-acting: cylinder w/ end position cushioning

iii. Special design of double acting: double-sided piston rod, tandem

2. Despi

a. Straight-line operating pneumatic elements:

i. Special design of double-acting: Multi-position, impact, cable, rotary, rotary

vane, special features

b. Types of mounting

3. Epe

a. Cylinder construction w/ types of sealing

b. Calculation for Cylinders:

i. Piston force w/ sample calculation

ii. Presentation and discussion on pressure-force chart

4. Fabian

a. Diagrams/Charts: buckling load, approximate values, air consumption

b. Calculation for cylinders

i. Stroke length

ii. Piston speed

iii. Air consumption

5. Gamboa

a. Rotary operating pneumatic elements definition

b. Different rotary pneumatic elements:

i. Pneumatic motor

ii. Piston motor

iii. Sliding-vane

iv. Gear motor

v. Turbine motor

c. Characteristics of pneumatic motors

d. Cylinder with mounted air control block

6. Genebraldo

a. Hydro pneumatic system

i. Pressure converter

ii. Pressure intensifier

iii. Hydro-pneumatic feed unit

iv. Hydro-pneumatic feed unit w/ rotary drive

v. Feed unit w/ swarf removal

7. Lasa

a. Feed unit

b. Rotary index table