# Force on pneumatic cylinder [closed]

A pneumatic cylinder is kept vertically straight on a weighing scale, which is set at 0 for the setup.

now a force of 1000 N is applied on the cylinder.

what is the reading of scale.

assume the outlet/ inlet to be blocked hence the mass of air inside the cylinder shall remain constant all the times and cylinder can move in y(vertical) direction by compressing the air inside it on application of external force.

let diameter of bore of cylinder be 60 mm and stroke be 50 mm.

will the reading be less than 1000N or less or more??

more info can be supplied if required.

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## closed as too localized by Qmechanic♦, Manishearth♦, Sklivvz♦Jan 3 '13 at 13:27

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@Manishearth It was not a homework,one of the moderators tagged it with HW tag, not me there was some confusion regarding the cylinder forces between me and my friend ... and in absence of any guidance, we decided to post here. Is it wrong to ask your doubts here or should we ask only super smart questions?? I believe no question is stupid question.actually it was all abt the buckling strength & weight experienced by the components below the cylinder fitted on my robot,its a different story,you reopen it or not, is your choice, but perhaps i am not so intelligent, forgive me for my ignorance. – user7476 Jan 4 '13 at 14:09
@user7476: Just to be clear (don't worry, this isn't evident to most), the homework policy applies to all such questions ("given data X, find Y"). This still seems salvageable, though -- give a bit of your own discussion (how you've tried to solve the confusion between yourselves), and then ping me :) – Manishearth Jan 4 '13 at 19:10