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FREIN FROTTEMENT [2 records]

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Record 1 2017-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Braking Devices (Mechanical Components)
  • Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Road Transport
DEF

A brake in which the components attached to a fixed part of the vehicle are applied by the actuation force against one or more components attached or coupled to a wheel or an assembly of wheels.

CONT

Friction brakes are classified according to the kind of friction element employed and the means of applying the friction forces.

OBS

friction brake: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Freins (Composants mécaniques)
  • Freins (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Transport routier
DEF

Frein dans lequel des pièces solidaires d'une partie fixe du véhicule sont appliquées par la force d'actionnement contre une ou plusieurs pièce(s) liée(s) ou accouplée(s) à une roue ou à un groupe de roues.

OBS

frein à friction : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Frenos (Componentes mecánicos)
  • Frenos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
  • Transporte por carretera
DEF

Freno en el cual los componentes unidos a una parte fija del vehículo se aplican mediante fuerza de accionamiento contra uno o más componentes unidos o acoplados a una rueda o ensamble de ruedas.

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Record 2 2017-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gears and Friction Wheels
  • Braking Devices (Mechanical Components)
DEF

A friction brake or absorption dynamometer in which the pull on the flywheel friction blocks is measured by a spring balance or weighted lever.

OBS

absorption dynamometer: Any of several dynamometers in which the energy measured is absorbed by frictional or electrical resistances.

OBS

Prony brake: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engrenages et roues de friction
  • Freins (Composants mécaniques)
CONT

Divers systèmes de frein sont utilisés pour mesurer la puissance des moteurs. Le frein de Prony [...] est composé de deux sabots en bois enserrant l'axe moteur et solidaires d'un levier portant à son extrémité un plateau pouvant recevoir des poids; [...]

OBS

Le moteur étant mis en route, on serre les sabots et on équilibre le levier par une tare; le couple des forces de frottement est alors égal au couple du poids rapporté à l'arbre du moteur.

OBS

frein de Prony : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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