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This document provides instructions for an exercise involving the design and simulation of a basic pneumatic circuit using a single-acting cylinder. The objectives are to understand how a single-acting cylinder operates, become familiar with pneumatic components, and design a circuit. Tools needed include a pneumatic trainer, compressor, manifold, single-acting cylinder, valves, tubing and pressure gauge. Direct and indirect control of the cylinder are explored using push button valves. The procedure involves analyzing the problem, drawing the circuit, identifying components, assembling the circuit, testing it, and getting instructor approval.

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Activity 2

This document provides instructions for an exercise involving the design and simulation of a basic pneumatic circuit using a single-acting cylinder. The objectives are to understand how a single-acting cylinder operates, become familiar with pneumatic components, and design a circuit. Tools needed include a pneumatic trainer, compressor, manifold, single-acting cylinder, valves, tubing and pressure gauge. Direct and indirect control of the cylinder are explored using push button valves. The procedure involves analyzing the problem, drawing the circuit, identifying components, assembling the circuit, testing it, and getting instructor approval.

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Exercise NO.

2` 
Basic Pneumatic Circuit using Single-Acting Cylinder 
I. Objectives: 
1. To be able to understand the operating principle of a single-acting cylinder. 
2. To be familiar with the components used in a basic pneumatic circuit using a
single-acting cylinder. 
3. To design a basic pneumatic circuit and simulate it in a pneumatic trainer. 
II. Tools/Equipment, Materials needed. 
TP 101 Festo Pneumatic Trainer that have the ff: 
Pneumatic Compressor 
Festo Aluminum Profile Simulation Board 
FRL/service Unit 
Manifold 
Single-Acting Cylinder  
3/2 way directional control valve, Push Button actuated, spring return 
3/2 way directional control valve, Air actuated, spring return 
Pneumatic Tubing  
Pressure Gage, 1-10bar range 
  
III. Introductory Information: 
Single-acting cylinder 
   The single-acting cylinder converts the compressed air energy into mechanical energy
in the form of force and linear movement in one direction only.  
   The cylinder has two ports - a pressure inlet port and an exhaust port. The annular
area (shaped like or forming a ring) of the cylinder is connected to the atmosphere. 
   The compressed air is applied only on the bottom side of the piston that is why the
cylinder can move loads or perform mechanical work in a forward motion only and that
the effective force is reduced by the return spring. 
  
  
 
 
IV. Exercise: 
1. Draw the pneumatic circuit for the single-acting cylinder to advance when a 3/2-way
pushbutton actuated valve is activated. When the push button is released, the cylinder is
to travel back to the end position if: 
a. Direct control of cylinder is use. 
b. Indirect control of cylinder is use. 
 2.  Using pressure gage, determine the pressure created by the spring on the single-acting
cylinder. 
  
  
V. Procedure: 
             
1.    Analyze the problem. 
2.    Draw the pneumatic circuit and let your instructor check your work.(you can draw the
circuit at  the space provided below and use the symbols as a guide) 
3.    Identify the components needed for this problem. 
4.    Attach the selected components on the aluminum profile plate. 
5.    Test all the attached components if working properly. 
6.    Pipe up the circuit with the air pressure switch off. 
7.    Let your instructor check your work. 
Pneumatic Control Circuit: 
1.    a. Direct Control of Single-acting Cylinder 
 
 

 
 

1.    b. Indirect Control of Single-acting Cylinder 


 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
VII. Self Test Evaluation: 
  
1. On the pneumatic circuit drawn, identify the components used and write it on the
table below, 
  
Components Classification Name of the Components Used
Signal Component 3/2 way valve, pb actuated, NC, spring returned
Control Component 3/2 way valve, NC, air actuated, spring returned
Working Component Single acting cylinder
  
2. If a 3/2 way valve is not available, make a pneumatic control circuit that controls single-acting cylinder
using two 2/2 way valve normally closed, pb actuated. 
 
 
 
3. Why do we use single-acting cylinder where we can use double-acting cylinder
instead, since double-acting cylinder can perform all the activities that a single-acting
cylinder does? 

Doesn’t mean that it uses air, means air supply is not expensive because its available and can be
found anywhere. In pneumatics we use compress air, which uses compressors and so electricity and
then store it on a tank. We use single-acting cylinder because it uses less compress air compared to
double-acting cylinder. The reason why it uses less compressed air is because of the spring designed to
return the piston rod to its original position without using compressed air, which means that you’ll
only use compress air if you want to extend the piston rod and then release the air so that the spring
can push it back to its original position. Unlike in double-acting cylinder, it uses compressed air on
both extend and retract side which means if we want to retract then we need to let compress air go to
retract side while letting the compressed air out of the extend side.
 

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