Handbook for machine designers, shop men and draftsmen (1916)
Halsey, Frederick A. (Frederick Arthur), 1856-1935 · New York, McGraw-Hill book company, inc.; [etc., etc.] · leaf 196
produce a littlemore than this pressure under the influence of the load upon the pin-on, the excess being but a trifle more than sufficient to offset the fric-tion between the helical cams. Too small a pitch simply adds tothe work done in lowering and a consequent generation of heat. The Prony… … Fig. 8.—The Weston multiple-washer load brake. trough for the water which absorbs the heat. Supply and wastepipes are provided as shown in Fig. 9, the latter having its end BRAKES 179 flattened to act as a scoop. When in action the centrifugal forcecauses the water to revolve with the drum. The…
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