The Valve Control of Cylinder Motion (VCCM) formula calculates how fast a hydraulic servo cylinder will move given the bore, rod diameter, valve size, supply pressure, and load.
Use the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to calculate the maximum steady state speed of a cylinder using the VCCM formula.
VCCM Excel Spreadsheet:
VCCM_Calculator.xlsx (43.8 KB)
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