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Test of a system with 2 cylinders (with same volume):

• cylinder1: A = 0.1 m2, L=10. m, initial position of piston at s=L/2
• cylinder2: A = 1.0 m2, L=1.0 m, initial position of piston at s=L/2

A force is applied that presses from 0.25 s to 0.50 s with 1 Nm on piston1. Due to the ratio of areas 10:1

• the force at piston2 is ten times the force at piston1
• movement of piston1 is ten times the movement of piston2

At piston2 a mass is mounted which is moved and presses the springDamper. When the force at piston1 is removed, the springDamper pushes back the mass and a damped oscillation occurs.

Note: Take care of the initial conditions. The unstretched spring length is cylinder2.L/2, i.e. when piston2 is the middle of its cylinder the spring applies no force to the mass (and piston2).