Horsepower is often used as a measure of engine power and other mechanical devices. For example, a small car might have a brake horsepower (bhp) of 100, while a large truck could have a brake horsepower of 500. Horsepower is also used to describe the amount of work done by machines such...
New riders often fear using the front brake, but it should be applied every time a motorcycle is slowed or stopped. Many accidents are caused by riders braking incorrectly. According to the California Highway patrol, locking up the rear brakes is a factor in the majority of motorcycle crashes...
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Front wheel drive cars tend to be economy vehicles with less horsepower and cheaper parts. Not to mention they the engine weight is over the drive wheels. This combination makes them less desirable burnout vehicles. All wheel drive cars need to be very powerful to do burnouts, and when they...
Electric motor: The electric motors on hybrid cars are very sophisticated. Advanced electronics allow it to act as a motor as well as a generator. For example, when it needs to, it can draw energy from the batteries to accelerate the car. But acting as a generator, it can slow the car...
The gear train shown below has a higher gear ratio: In this train, the smaller gears are one-fifth the size of the larger gears. That means that if you connect the purple gear to a motor spinning at 100 rpm (revolutions per minute), the green gear will turn at a rate of 500 rpm ...
something solid (or has a torque arm). So when the armature is attracted to the field the stopping torque is transferred into the field housing, decelerating the load. This can happen very fast. But brake time to stop can be controlled by the amount of voltage/current applied to the ...
But different types of material can also be used to change the coefficient of friction for special applications. For example if the brake was required to have an extended time to stop or slip time, a low coefficient material can be used. Conversely, if the brake was required to have a ...
using a feed handle. so that the operator is able to �feel� the action of the cutting tool as it cuts through the workpiece. These drilling machines can be bench or floormounted. They are driven by an electric motor that turns a drive belt on a motor pulley that connects to the ...
Brake horsepower When you size a PD pump it will be important to select the correct brake horsepower. Brake horsepower (BHP) is the power the pump requires to overcome the discharge pressure. BHP is determined by adding the work horsepower (WHP) and the viscous (VHP) horsepower. BHP = WHP...