A hydraulic press has a ram of 165 mm diameter and plunger of 33 mm diameter, with stroke length of 250 mm. Weight exerted by press ram amounts to 5.5 kN and distance moved is 1.2 m in 20 minutes....

A hydraulic press has a ram of 165 mm diameter and plunger of 33 mm diameter, with stroke length of 250 mm. Weight exerted by press ram amounts to 5.5 kN and distance moved is 1.2 m in 20 minutes. Determine:

(i) The force applied on plunger,

(ii) Number of strokes performed by the plunger

(iii) , Work done by the press ram, and

(iv) Power required to drive the plunger.