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  • 1shaft horsepower — noun : horsepower transmitted by an engine shaft : brake horsepower …

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  • 2Brake specific fuel consumption — (BSFC) is a measure of an engine s efficiency. It is the rate of fuel consumption divided by the power produced. BSFC is specific for shaft engines such as reciprocating engine. The BSFC Calculation (in metric units) To calculate BSFC, use the… …

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  • 3brake drum — brake′ drum n. aum a narrow metal cylinder, fixed to a rotating shaft or wheel, against which brake shoes or brake bands act • Etymology: 1895–1900 …

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  • 4brake horsepower — n. the actual horsepower of an engine, measured by a brake attached to the drive shaft and recorded on a dynamometer …

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  • 5brake horsepower — ► NOUN ▪ an imperial unit equal to one horsepower, used in expressing the power available at the shaft of an engine …

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  • 6brake band — n. a flexible, lined band that serves as a braking force by creating friction when tightened about a spinning shaft or drum, as in the automatic transmission of a motor vehicle …

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  • 7Feeder clutch shaft brake — Колодочный тормоз самонаклада …

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  • 8brake drum — noun a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes • Syn: ↑drum • Hypernyms: ↑cylinder • Part Holonyms: ↑drum brake * * * noun : a revolving cylinder on the wheel of a vehicle or the revolving part of an engine… …

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  • 9brake horsepower — (bhp) A measurement of the actual usable power (not calculated power) measured at the output shaft (usually the crankshaft) rather than at the driveshaft or the wheels. Thus none of the auxiliaries (gearbox, generator, alternator, differential,… …

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  • 10brake band — noun a band that can be tightened around a shaft to stop its rotation • Hypernyms: ↑band • Part Holonyms: ↑brake system, ↑brakes * * * noun : the flexible band of a band brake * * * a flexible strap, usually of steel, lined with a friction… …

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