Piston Force Calculations

• Assuming exerted force F is 100 N on the piston shaft. The diameter of piston is 19.1 cm and the diameter of scissor arm is 18 cm. The distance between the inlet of hydraulic cylinder and the piston coupling is 214.2 m. The length of the piston shaft is 26 cm. Neglect the mechanism and top weight.
• The force exerted on the piston is obtained by taking moments (2.142m)×(100N)-(0.26m) F1 = 0
  F1 = (2.142m)*(100N) / (0.26m) = 823N