See how compressed air can be used to move a piston rod back and forth. See how compressed air can be used to move a piston rod back and forth. Design Squad is available to stream on pbs.org and the ...

• Pneumatic cylinders come in many basic versions. • All cylinders can be tweaked to better fit an application. • Custom designs can perform better and save money when standard cylinders don’t fit the ...

Pneumatic actuation plays a major role in today's world of computerized automation. It's reliable, economical, and surprisingly easy to use. Understanding pneumatics is a matter of physics. When air ...

Pistons play the ultimate role in an engine, but despite that, it's still hard to fully wrap your head around all the forces involved. There are plenty of moving parts in an internal combustion engine ...

If internal combustion is a war, then pistons are quite literally on the frontlines. Converting reciprocating energy into rotating force means that the four-stroke process tries to both eject the ...

Automotive performance pistons are manufactured in flat-top, dome or dish configurations—but such a variety in crown design doesn't suggest that engine builders will always have a choice. "Piston ...

Pistons are an engine-building element we like to brag about, but you won't catch many of us boasting about having cast pistons. Cast pistons are for wimps. Many of us like to talk up hypereutectic ...