Air Chamber Size?

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PaperNinja
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Tue Jul 24, 2012 6:26 pm

I've got a .5 meter long barrel shooting airsoft pellets with just a 3 way/QEV setup, my question is, about how large do I need to make the temporary air chamber thing on the QEV? I'm trying to maximize power without wasting air (duh I'm pretty sure that's everyones priority :P)
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Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:31 pm

pressure you use ?
use GGDT
http://thehalls-in-bfe.com/GGDT/
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Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:27 pm

In summary, Maximum efficiency is where the pressure in the barrel reaches near zero as the pellet exits. Maximum power is achieved with maximum pressure in the barrel when the pellet leaves, but at the expense of efficiency. Good performance is a balance between the two extremes.
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Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:38 pm

I think you should be able to get 100 shots from a full tank easily. You could probably use 1/2'' steel pipe maybe 6'' long. Run some numbers in GGDT until you get the muzzle velocity you want to achieve and use the volume of the chamber to calculate the number of shots you can get. Remember Boyle's Law. It'll help a lot.
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Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:31 am

dahakka wrote:pressure you use ?
use GGDT
http://thehalls-in-bfe.com/GGDT/
Won't work on any of my computers :/
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Wed Jul 25, 2012 8:29 am

PaperNinja wrote:
dahakka wrote:pressure you use ?
use GGDT
http://thehalls-in-bfe.com/GGDT/
Won't work on any of my computers :/
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PaperNinja wrote:Won't work on any of my computers :/
http://www.spudfiles.com/forums/ggdt-hg ... 23256.html
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