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Pneumatic Actuator Sizing & Torque Visualizer

A professional torque-margin tool for quarter-turn valve actuators. Compare actuator output against the full 0–90° valve required-torque curve for rack & pinion or scotch yoke, double-acting or spring-return designs.

Standard Compliance

ASME B16.34ISO 5211

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Export Capabilities

  • Professional HTML sizing reports
  • Full torque-curve margin analysis
  • Metric / Imperial unit conversion
  • Rack & pinion and scotch yoke coverage
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Pneumatic Actuator Sizing & Torque Visualizer

Compare actuator torque output against valve required-torque curves across the full 0–90° stroke, for rack & pinion or scotch yoke, double-acting or spring-return actuators.

Valve & Media

Actuator Torque Rating

Enter the manufacturer-published torque at each rated stroke position (from the actuator's air-supply-pressure torque table). Intermediate positions are interpolated.

Torque Curve
Torque Table

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Engineering Methodology

Rack & pinion curves use manufacturer-published torque at each rated stroke position, held constant (double-acting) or linearly interpolated (spring-return) across the 0–90° stroke.

Scotch yoke curves follow the non-linear torque profile characteristic of the mechanism, checked at every tabulated angle — not just the stroke endpoints — to catch mid-stroke margin failures other tools miss.

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