Find extend/retract time from stroke, bore and available flow.
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Use the Pneumatic Cylinder Stroke Time Calculator to find extend/retract time from stroke, bore and available flow. The calculator uses Stroke, Bore diameter, Rod diameter, Reference air flow and Working pressure and reports stroke time; cycle time.
Read the result in the context of the selected units and pressure basis. For this tool, the primary outputs are stroke time; cycle time. Change one input at a time when comparing scenarios so the effect of each variable remains clear.
PneumaForge applies this verified method: t=V/Q using line-condition volume/flow. The functional engine is shared with related tools in the cylinder-flow family, while this page solves the specific intent represented by pneumatic cylinder stroke time calculator.
t=V/Q using line-condition volume/flowReproducible example: start with the calculator's default values (Stroke = 500; Bore diameter = 100; Rod diameter = 40; Reference air flow = 500) and calculate the result. Then change the variable most relevant to your application and compare the new stroke time; cycle time against the baseline.
Steady average flow; real acceleration, valve dynamics and cushioning can make measured times longer.
It is designed to find extend/retract time from stroke, bore and available flow. The reported outputs are stroke time; cycle time.
The calculator uses Stroke, Bore diameter, Rod diameter, Reference air flow and Working pressure. Only use values that represent the same operating condition or design case.
The calculation follows: t=V/Q using line-condition volume/flow. The page also states the assumptions that define where the method is valid.
Steady average flow; real acceleration, valve dynamics and cushioning can make measured times longer.
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.