Year | 1913 |
Date | 13-Nov |
Volume | 29 |
Issue | 655 |
Page | 468 |
Category | Testing |
Part | |
Title | The Measurement of Horse-power and Brake Horse-power |
Author | T.V.Redston (Member) |
Notes | Paper read before the Bristol SMEC. Lever-friction brake, brake horse-power, the rope brake, the wind brake, engine cradle methods, electrical method, Prony's brake, iron-strap friction brake, leather-belt friction brake, belt friction brake, measuring an indicator diagram, a typical indicator diagram, indicated horse-power, short description of indicators, rope brakes with spring balances & variable weight, specific horse-power |