Size bore needed to achieve a target force at known pressure.
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Use the Pneumatic Cylinder Bore Size Calculator to size bore needed to achieve a target force at known pressure. The calculator uses Required force, Working pressure and Safety factor and reports required piston area and bore diameter.
Read the result in the context of the selected units and pressure basis. For this tool, the primary outputs are required piston area and bore diameter. Change one input at a time when comparing scenarios so the effect of each variable remains clear.
PneumaForge applies this verified method: A=F/P; D=sqrt(4A/π). The functional engine is shared with related tools in the cylinder-force family, while this page solves the specific intent represented by pneumatic cylinder bore calculator.
A=F/P; D=sqrt(4A/π)Reproducible example: start with the calculator's default values (Required force = 3000; Working pressure = 6; Safety factor = 2) and calculate the result. Then change the variable most relevant to your application and compare the new required piston area and bore diameter against the baseline.
Pressure is differential pressure across piston. Friction/spring/losses are separate explicit inputs, never hidden constants.
It is designed to size bore needed to achieve a target force at known pressure. The reported outputs are required piston area and bore diameter.
The calculator uses Required force, Working pressure and Safety factor. Only use values that represent the same operating condition or design case.
The calculation follows: A=F/P; D=sqrt(4A/π). The page also states the assumptions that define where the method is valid.
Pressure is differential pressure across piston. Friction/spring/losses are separate explicit inputs, never hidden constants.
Yes. PneumaForge converts supported units through canonical engineering units. For compressed-air reference flows and pressure bases, the reference pressure and temperature must also remain consistent.