Re: What does "KP" mean???

Hello,

Maybe it simply means Kilos of Pressure?

12000 x 2.2 =26400 lbs or 13.2 tons. Seems reasonable to me.

Ballendo


--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Daniel J. Statman" <dan.statman@r...>
wrote:

> Since the label says 12000KP @ 10 bar it is really safe to assume

that the

> KP is NOT referring to kilopascals. Since by definition 12000

kilopascals

> is 120 bar. It is most likely some unit of force which is

developed at 10

> bar of hydraulic pressure. However, I do not know what that force

unit

> would be, sorry.
>
> Daniel J. Statman, Statman Designs
> www.statmandesigns.com
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "doug98105" <dougrasmussen@c...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...>
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 10:04 PM
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] What does "KP" mean???
>
>
> > Group,
> >
> > I'm looking at a German-made machine for a possible automation
> > project. Part of the machine is hydraulicly actuated. The label

on

> > the hydraulic portion says 12000KP @ 10bar. (the "@" symbol was
> > really a German word, but it's safe to assume the "@" meaning).

It's

> > an air over oil system so that label tells me that at an input air
> > pressure of 147psi I get an output of 12000KP. I don't know what
> > the 12000KP part means. For this label to mean anything other

than a

> > measure of pushing force would not make much sense on this

particular

> > machine.
> >
> > I don't find any conversions from "KP" to force. Any ideas what

this

> > means?
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > Doug
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