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RETARDING BRAKE FORCE [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Braking Devices (Mechanical Components)
  • Traction (Rail)
CONT

When the independent air brake is applied, all of the wheels on a locomotive generate approximately the same retarding brake force.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Freins (Composants mécaniques)
  • Traction (Chemins de fer)
CONT

Si la réaction tangentielle du rail sur une roue motrice d'un véhicule est dirigée dans le sens de la marche de celui-ci, inversement, la réaction du rail sur une roue freinée est dirigée dans le sens opposé à celui du mouvement. Cette force est l'effort retardateur produit par l'action du frein sur la roue.

Spanish

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