The counter-pressure brake (German: Gegendruckbremse), also named the Riggenbach counter-pressure brake after its inventor, Niklaus Riggenbach, is a dynamic...
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brake Regenerative brake Riggenbach counter-pressure brake Track brake Vacuum brake Yaw brake The Rane Group of Companies (Rane Brake Lining Limited),Chennai...
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indicator Braking distance Breeching (tack) Bundy tube Caster brake Counter-pressure brake Disc brake Drum brake Dynamic braking Electromagnetic brake Regenerative...
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the steam engine cylinders for braking) Countersteam brake Counter-pressure brake Megli, Thomas. "Increased engine braking with adjustable intake valve...
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little heat) during braking, so the radiator is not overloaded. Counter-pressure brake Retarder (mechanical engineering) Eddy current brake Professor Satoru...
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possible rear lift-off are detected, the system releases brake pressure on the front wheel to counter this behavior. Another difference is that in the case...
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gases to counter recoil and unwanted muzzle rise. Barrels with an integral muzzle brake are often said to be ported. The concept of a muzzle brake was first...
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series in 1926, they were additionally fitted with a Riggenbach counter-pressure brake, and seven axles sanded to increase adhesion. To begin with the...
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Hydraulic brake Dynamic braking Regenerative brake Electromagnetic brake Emergency brake (train) Parking brake Counter-pressure brake Drum brake Disc brake Archaic...
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meteorologist Niklaus Riggenbach (1817-1899), Swiss inventor Riggenbach counter-pressure brake Riggenbach rack system Holly Black née Riggenbach (born 1971), American...
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new one was made. Other technical improvements were a Riggenbach counter-pressure brake and a Giesl ejector. The locomotive was streamlined at the front...
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brake mean effective pressure (BMEP). Let: P {\displaystyle P} = power output in watt; p me {\displaystyle p_{\text{me}}} = mean effective pressure in...
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politician and inventor of the rack railway system as well as the counter-pressure brake. Riggenbach was primarily known for introducing his railway system...
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bicycle brake reduces the speed of a bicycle or prevents the wheels from moving. The two main types are: rim brakes and disc brakes. Drum brakes are less...
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a disc brake has no self-servo effect, and its braking force is always proportional to the pressure placed on the brake pad by the braking system via...
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of up to 70‰ (7%) without needing a rack, and their Riggenbach counter-pressure brake ensured that they could slow down with heavy loads while going downhill...
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stayed until the Peter Drummond days were the louvered chimneys and counter-pressure brake. The chimney was really a pair of concentric ones. It is usually...
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counter-pressure brakes. The vehicles were coupled to Saxon sä 2'2' T 31 tenders. During 1963–1965 the locomotives fitted with a Riggenbach counter-pressure...
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Riggenbach (1817–1899), Switzerland – Riggenbach rack railway system, Counter-pressure brake Dennis Ritchie (1941–2011), U.S. – C (programming language) Gilles...
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End-of-train device (redirect from Sense and Braking Unit)
with a flashing red taillight; "average intelligence" units with a brake pipe pressure gauge; and "smart" units, which send back data to the crew in the...
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Brake fade (or vehicle braking system fade) is the reduction in stopping power that can occur after repeated or sustained application of the brakes of...
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Halle as a braking locomotive and not retired until 1962. In 1975, the repair shop at Brunswick fitted a Riggenbach counter-pressure brake to 44 404....
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the Deutsche Reichsbahn (see below), they received a counter-pressure brake for use as a brake locomotive (based on the Düring design), smoke deflectors...
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List of auto parts (section Braking system)
nipple Brake backing plate Brake backing pad Brake cooling duct Brake disc Brake Fluid Brake drum Brake lining Brake pad Brake pedal Brake piston Brake pump...
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Tachometer (redirect from Revolution counter)
A tachometer (revolution-counter, tach, rev-counter, RPM gauge) is an instrument measuring the rotation speed of a shaft or disk, as in a motor or other...
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List of sensors (redirect from List of pressure sensors)
transmission speed sensor Brake fluid pressure sensor Camshaft position sensor (CMP) Cylinder Head Temperature gauge Engine crankcase pressure sensor Exhaust gas...
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(Mittelgebirge); as a result the first 10 units were given a Riggenbach counter-pressure brake. Twenty locomotives were destroyed during the Second World War;...
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Museumseisenbahn DKRM, Darmstadt-Kranichstein Coal-fired, Riggenbach counter-pressure brake Museum locomotive 44 434 044 434-9 1941 Henschel 26043 Bernd Falz...
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Manifold vacuum (redirect from Manifold pressure)
Vacuum-assist brake servos (power brakes) use atmospheric pressure pressing against the engine manifold vacuum to increase pressure on the brakes. Since braking is...
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relationship. Elizabeth Brake coined the neologism to capture societal assumptions about romance. Brake wanted to describe the pressure she received by many...
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