# Pneumatic air consumption # Scope: Isothermal free-air equivalent per double-acting cycle; rod volume omitted. # Status: illustrative worked example; engineering review pending. # Inputs are example values. Checks are editable example requirements, not standards. diameter = 32 mm stroke = 100 mm absolutePressure = 700 kPa referencePressure = 100 kPa cycles = 10 min^-1 swept := pi*diameter^2*stroke/4 [L] referenceFlow := 2*swept*absolutePressure/referencePressure*cycles [L/min] check free air budget: referenceFlow <= 15 L/min scenario alternative: diameter = 25.6 mm