Martin, Louis Adolphe, 1880- · New York, J.Wiley & Sons, Inc.: [etc. etc.] · leaf 22
its rotating with the wheel, absorbsthis energy and dissipates it as heat. To measure the energy absorbed the reading of thespring balance and the simultaneous comit of the revo-lutions per minute of the wheel must be taken. The wheel evidently exerts a torque upon the brake, andthis torque must… … APPLIED STATICS The brake therefore exerts a torque equal to Tl uponthe wheel in a direction opposed to its motion and absorbsTl (2 tt) foot-poimds of work per revolution of theshaft. If the shaft makes N r.p.m. then the horse-power absorbed by the brake pr dehvered by the prime . 2-,rNTl mover is…
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