retarder brake force

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• Retarder (mechanical engineering) — A retarder is a device used to augment or replace some of the functions of primary friction based braking systems of (usually) heavy vehicles.Friction based braking systems are susceptible to fade when used extensively, and this can become… …   Wikipedia

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• Counter-pressure brake — The counter pressure brake (German: Gegendruckbremse), also named the Riggenbach counter pressure brake after its inventor, Niklaus Riggenbach, is a dynamic railway brake on steam locomotives that, through a combination of means, brakes the… …   Wikipedia

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• engine brake — (Energy Retarder or jake brake) A system that allows for slowing of a vehicle that is independent of the conventional braking systems. A driver would normally down shift to slow his descent of a hill, using engine compression. The engine brake… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Dynamic braking — Norfolk Southern Unit #5348 with a Dynamic brake. The cooling grill for the brake grid resistors is at the top center of the locomotive. Dynamic braking is the use of the electric traction motors of a railroad vehicle as generators when slowing… …   Wikipedia

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• Engine braking — is where the retarding forces within an engine are used to slow a vehicle down, as opposed to using an external braking mechanism, for example friction brakes or magnetic brakes. The term is often confused with several other types of braking,… …   Wikipedia

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• List of Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmarks — The following is a list of Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmarks as designated by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers since it began the program in 1971. The designation is granted to existing artifacts or systems representing a… …   Wikipedia