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  • linkage transmits torque to an electromagnetic braking component. Trams and trains use electromagnetic track brakes where the braking element is pressed...
    9 KB (1,142 words) - 13:52, 1 June 2023
  • Maximum brake torque (MBT) is the use of optimal ignition timing to take advantage of an internal combustion engine's maximum power and efficiency. There...
    1 KB (156 words) - 16:50, 24 April 2021
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    The dynamometer has a "braking" torque regulator - the power absorption unit is configured to provide a set braking force torque load, while the prime...
    35 KB (4,688 words) - 07:43, 28 April 2024
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    'plugging', under which a reverse torque is applied for a short time. It is the most rapid form of electric braking, but comes at the disadvantage of...
    12 KB (1,386 words) - 03:00, 10 February 2024
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    front brake shaft to gain the overall unsprung weight and braking torque advantages. Inboard brakes for early racing cars have rarely used drum brakes, although...
    6 KB (763 words) - 20:07, 28 December 2023
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    spinning rotor, and the friction between the pads and the rotor causes a braking torque to be generated, slowing the vehicle. Heat generated by this friction...
    23 KB (3,289 words) - 12:01, 11 March 2024
  • The amount of negative torque generated is usually directly proportional to the back pressure of the engine. An exhaust brake is a device that essentially...
    6 KB (880 words) - 01:18, 5 May 2024
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    bicycle brake reduces the speed of a bicycle or prevents the wheels from moving. The two main types are: rim brakes and disc brakes. Drum brakes are less...
    84 KB (11,359 words) - 14:46, 14 May 2024
  • given here: Brake mean effective pressure (BMEP, p m e {\displaystyle p_{me}} ) - Mean effective pressure calculated from measured brake torque. Indicated...
    10 KB (1,481 words) - 21:04, 21 May 2024
  • Brake pads are a component of disc brakes used in automotive and other applications. Brake pads are composed of steel backing plates with friction material...
    17 KB (2,171 words) - 18:14, 14 March 2024
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    A disc brake is a type of brake that uses the calipers to squeeze pairs of pads against a disc or a rotor to create friction. There are two basic types...
    68 KB (9,005 words) - 23:16, 9 June 2024
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    one to vary the braking torque from the firing circuit and the other to vary the timer. These settings are balanced so that braking torque does not exceed...
    5 KB (628 words) - 20:16, 9 December 2023
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    in a partially deployed position. The torque pin that had connected the No. 6 brake torque rod to the wheel brake had disengaged during the landing gear...
    9 KB (895 words) - 03:10, 21 May 2024
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    Torque amplifier Transmission (mechanics) Water brake Hrovat, D; Tobler, W (1985). "Bond Graph Modeling and Computer Simulation of Automotive Torque Converters"...
    25 KB (3,758 words) - 03:20, 11 June 2024
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    The Prony brake is a simple device invented by Gaspard de Prony in 1821 to measure the torque produced by an engine. The term "brake horsepower" is one...
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    additional external braking mechanisms such as friction brakes or magnetic brakes. The term is often confused with several other types of braking, most notably...
    12 KB (1,647 words) - 07:13, 29 May 2024
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    A torque tube system is a power transmission and braking technology that involves a stationary housing around the drive shaft, often used in automobiles...
    13 KB (1,466 words) - 20:04, 10 January 2023
  • conventional disc brake, a loss of pad friction material does not change the pad force, so there is no necessary loss in the brake torque reaction for a...
    18 KB (2,649 words) - 16:55, 7 March 2024
  • compared. The term "brake" here as in "brake horsepower" refers to a historical method of measuring torque (see Prony brake). The brake-specific fuel consumption...
    31 KB (1,508 words) - 14:43, 29 March 2024
  • and brakes operate electrically, but transmit torque mechanically. This is why they used to be referred to as electro-mechanical clutches or brakes. Over...
    24 KB (3,634 words) - 23:49, 23 April 2022
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