[zeshkani_usa]

design a hydraulic holding system for a hay-baling system, the system has four cylinders with a 120mm diameter pistons with a stroke of 0.320m, the lines connecting the system are 1cm id(inside diameter). there are 15.5m of lines in the system. for proper design, the reserve tank should hold a minimum of 50% more then the amount of hydraulic fluid in the system, if the diameter of the reserve tank is 30.48cm what is the shortest height it should be?

This question I' am completely stuck on, I have no idea were to start, any pointers would be great
I have the answer but i have no idea how they got it

[fledarmus]

This sounds like a volume calculation to me - calculate the volume of fluid in the system, add 50%, and that's the total you want in the reserve tank. Then calculate the height, since you know the diameter.

[zeshkani_usa]

so do you calculate the volume of the cylinder that times 4 since there are 4 cylinders

V=pir²h
V=3619cm³ of one cylinder 

the volume of the lines are 1217.36cm³

since the tank is going to hold 50% would the volume be 1/2 the over all volume

and for the tank I' am assuming a vertical cylinder, since I' am given the diameter of 30.48cm

would h=V/r²pi       so for volume do i add the volume of each cylinder plus the volume of the lines then add 50%more

the correct answer is 32.26cm but i have tried multiple ways of doing it but i cant get the right answer

[zeshkani_usa]

I got it, i just figured it out

thx for the input