Compression test cylinder spread calculator

Calculate smallest supplied pressure by condition and largest supplied pressure by condition with your own figures.

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Use smallest supplied pressure by condition and largest supplied pressure by condition to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Comparable readings: test/condition label, cylinder ID, pressure in same unit
T1,C1,180 T1,C2,190 T1,C3,200 T2,C1,160 T2,C2,180 T2,C3,200
Smallest supplied pressure by condition
T1: 180; T2: 160
Largest supplied pressure by condition
T1: 200; T2: 200
Maximum-minus-minimum as share of condition maximum (%)
T1: 10; T2: 20
Lowest-reading cylinder IDs by condition
T1: C1; T2: C1

Try another scenario

Comparable readings: test/condition label, cylinder ID, pressure in same unit
T1,C1,190 T1,C2,190 T1,C3,200 T2,C1,160 T2,C2,180 T2,C3,200
Smallest supplied pressure by condition
T1: 190; T2: 160
Largest supplied pressure by condition
T1: 200; T2: 200
Maximum-minus-minimum as share of condition maximum (%)
T1: 5; T2: 20
Lowest-reading cylinder IDs by condition
T1: C1, C2; T2: C1
Calculation method

Calculation method

Smallest supplied pressure by condition

Group only matching supplied test-condition labels, then take minimum.

Largest supplied pressure by condition

Take maximum within each condition.

Maximum-minus-minimum as share of condition maximum (%)

100×(max−min)/max; undefined if every reading in a condition is zero.

Lowest-reading cylinder IDs by condition

List all cylinders tied for the condition minimum, without diagnosing causes.

Symbols and units
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Comparable readings: test/condition label, cylinder ID, pressure in same unit

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • A descriptive grouped pressure-reading comparison, not an engine-condition or maintenance diagnosis. Test conditions, pressure units, specifications and acceptance thresholds are not inferred or mixed across labels.
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Further reading

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