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Pressure, Force and Horsepower Relationships

This document provides formulas and calculations for fluid power systems involving pressure, force, area, flow rate, horsepower, torque, speed, cylinders, motors, pumps, heat generation, reservoir sizing, fluid properties, pipe flow, and fluid power equivalents. It includes relationships between pressure and force, formulas for calculating fluid power horsepower, torque and horsepower, basic cylinder calculations, basic hydraulic motor and pump calculations, formulas for converting units like horsepower to BTUs and gallons to inches, and commonly used fluid power equivalents.

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Pressure, Force and Horsepower Relationships

This document provides formulas and calculations for fluid power systems involving pressure, force, area, flow rate, horsepower, torque, speed, cylinders, motors, pumps, heat generation, reservoir sizing, fluid properties, pipe flow, and fluid power equivalents. It includes relationships between pressure and force, formulas for calculating fluid power horsepower, torque and horsepower, basic cylinder calculations, basic hydraulic motor and pump calculations, formulas for converting units like horsepower to BTUs and gallons to inches, and commonly used fluid power equivalents.

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Pressure, Force and Horsepower Relationships:

Pressure (psi) = force (lbs) / area (in²)

Force (lbs) = area (in²) x pressure (psi)

Area (in²) = force (lbs) / pressure (psi)

Fluid Power Horsepower:


Fluid Power Horsepower (hp) = pressure (psi) x pump flow
(gpm) / 1,714

Torque and Horsepower Relationships:


Torque (ft lbs) = horsepower (hp) x 5,252 / speed (rpm)

Horsepower (hp) = torque (ft lbs) x speed (rpm) / 5,252

Speed (rpm) = horsepower (hp) x 5,252 / torque (ft lbs)

Basic Cylinder Calculations:


Piston Cylinder Area (in²) = diameter squared x .7854

(Can also use 3.1416 x radius squared (ins) )

Piston Rod End (annulus end) Area (in²) = piston cylinder area (in²) -
rod area (in²)
Cylinder Force (lbs) = pressure (psi) x area (in²)

Cylinder Speed (ft/min) = 19.25 x flow rate (gpm) / area (in²)

(Divide by 60 to convert speed to ft/sec)

Cylinder Speed (in/min) = flow rate (cu ins/min) / area (in²)

(Note that 1 US gallon = 231 cu ins)

Cylinder Time (secs) = area (in²) x cylinder stroke (ins) x .26 / flow
rate (gpm)

Cylinder Flow Rate (gpm) = 12 x 60 x cylinder speed (ft/sec) x area


(in²) / 231

Cylinder Volume Capacity (gals) = cylinder area (in²) x cylinder


stroke (ins) / 231

Basic Hydraulic Motor Calculations:


Motor Torque (in lbs) = pressure (psi) x motor displacement (cu
ins/rev) / 6.28

(Can also use horsepower (hp) x 63,025 / speed (rpm)

Motor Speed (rpm) = 231 x flow rate (gpm) / motor displacement


(cu ins/rev)
Motor Horsepower (hp) = torque (in lbs) x motor speed
(rpm) / 63,025

Motor Flow Rate (gpm) = motor speed (rpm) x motor displacement


(cu ins/rev) / 231

Motor Displacement (cu ins/rev) = torque (in lbs) x 6.28 / pressure


(psi)

Basic Pump Calculations:


Pump Outlet Flow (gpm) = pump speed (rpm) x pump displacement
(cu ins/rev) / 231

Pump Speed (rpm) = 231 x pump flow rate (gpm) / pump


displacement (cu ins/rev)

Pump Horsepower (hp) = flow rate (gpm) x pressure (psi) / 1,714 x


pump efficiency factor

(Can also use horsepower (hp) = torque (in lbs) x pump speed
(rpm) / 63,025)

Pump Torque (in lbs) = pressure (psi) x pump displacement (cu


ins/rev) / 6.28

(Can also use horsepower (hp) x 63,025 / pump displacement (cu


ins/rev)
Heat Generation Formulas: Converting heat into other units
1 hp = 2,545 BTU/hr = 42.4 BTU/min = 33,000 ft.
lbs./min = 746 watts

Horsepower (hp) = pressure (psi) x flow (gpm) / 1714 -or-


BTU/hr = 1½ x psi x gpm

1 BTU/hr = .0167 BTU/min = .00039 hp

Example: 10 gpm flow across a pressure reducing valve with a 300


psi drop = 1.75 hp of heat generated

1.75 hp of heat = 4,453 BTU/hr = 105 BTU/min = 57,750 ft.


lbs./min = 1,305 watts

 Most of this heat will be carried back to the reservoir.


 Note that heat is generated anytime no mechanical output work
is produced
General cooling capacity of a steel reservoir: HP (heat) = .001 x TD
xA

TD = temperature difference of the oil in the reservoir and the


surrounding ambient air

A = entire surface area of the reservoir in square feet (including the


bottom if elevated)
General Information and “Rules of Thumb”:
Estimating pump drive horsepower: 1 hp of input drive for each 1 gpm
at 1,500 psi pump output

Horsepower when idling a pump: an idle and unloaded pump will


require about 5% of its full rate hp

Reservoir capacity (GALS) = length (INS) x width (INS) x height


(INS) / 231

Oil compressibility: 1/2 % approximate volume reduction for every


1,000 psi of pressure

Water compressibility: 1/3 % approximate volume reduction for every


1,000 psi of pressure

Wattage to heat hydraulic oil: each 1 watt will raise the temperature of
1 gallon of oil by 1°F per hour

Guidelines for flow velocity in hydraulic lines:

 2 to 4 ft/sec = suction lines


 10 to 15 ft/sec = pressure lines up to 500 psi
 15 to 20 ft/sec = pressure lines 500 – 3,000 psi
 25 ft/sec = pressure lines over 3,000 psi
 4 ft/sec = any oil lines in air-over-oil systems
Velocity of oil flow in a pipe: velocity (ft/sec) = flow (gpm) x
.3208 / inside area of the pipe (sq ins)

Circle area formulas:


 Area (sq ins) = π x r² where π (pi) = 3.1416 and r = radius in
inches squared
 Area (sq ins) = π x d² / 4 where π (pi) = 3.1416 and d =
diameter in inches
 Circumference (ins) = 2 x π x r where π (pi) = 3.1416 and r is
radius in inches
 Circumference (ins) = π x d where π (pi) = 3.1416 and d =
diameter in inches
Commonly Used Fluid Power Equivalents:
One US gallon equals:

 231 cubic inches


 3.785 liters (1 liter = .2642 US gals)
 4 quarts or 8 pints
 128 ounces liquid / 133.37 ounces weight
 8.3356 pounds weight
One horsepower equals:

 33,000 ft lbs per minute


 550 ft lbs per sec
 42.4 BTU per min
 2,545 BTU per hour
 746 watts
 0.746 kw
On psi equals:

 .0689 bar (1 bar = 14.504 psi)


 6.895 kilopascal
 2.0416 hg (inches of mercury)
 27.71” water
One atmosphere equals:

 14.696 psi
 1.013 bar
 29.921 hg (inches of mercury)

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