Creighton, William Henry Paul, 1859- · New York, J. Wiley & sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 54
he principle. The wheels should be provided with interior flangesfor holding water used for keeping the rim cool. A self-adjusting rope-brake is illustrated in Fig. 21,where itwill be seen that, if the friction at the rim of the wheel increases,it will lift the weight. A, which action will diminish… … Sundar.l Engine Testa, Fig. 21.—Rope-brake. Fig. 22.—Rope-brake. ■ted, a cross-bar, C, supported by a chain-tackle exactly at itscenter-point may be used as shown in Fig. 10, thereby causingthe action of the weight on the brake to be upward. A safety-stop should be used with either form to prevent…
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