Brake, Lower Saxony — Infobox German Location Name = Brake Art = Stadt Wappen = Wappen Brake.png lat deg = 53 |lat min = 20 lon deg = 8 |lon min = 29 Lageplan = Bundesland = Niedersachsen Landkreis = Wesermarsch Höhe = 3 Fläche = 38.18 Einwohner = 16267 Stand = 2004… … Wikipedia
brake pad wear indicator — A device which detects the thickness of the brake pad by using an L shaped strap which will scrape against the disc when the pad thickness is below tolerance. Others use an electrical circuit in which a worn pad closes an electrical circuit that… … Dictionary of automotive terms
Regenerative brake — A regenerative brake is a mechanism that reduces vehicle speed by converting some of its kinetic energy into another useful form of energy. This captured energy is then stored for future use or fed back into a power system for use by other… … Wikipedia
Electro-pneumatic brake system on British railway trains — The Electro pneumatic brake system on British railway trains was introduced in 1950. The Southern Region of British Railways operated an intensive self contained fleet of electric multiple units for suburban and middle distance passenger trains.… … Wikipedia
Railway air brake — Piping diagram from 1920 of a Westinghouse E T Air Brake system on a locomotive … Wikipedia
Railway brake — A traditional clasp brake: the brake shoe (brown) bears on the surface (tyre) of the wheel (red), and is operated by the levers (grey) on the left … Wikipedia
Eddy current brake — An eddy current brake, like a conventional friction brake, is responsible for slowing an object, such as a train or a roller coaster. Unlike friction brakes, which apply pressure on two separate objects, eddy current brakes slow an object by… … Wikipedia
Hydraulic brake — The hydraulic brake is an arrangement of braking mechanism which uses brake fluid, typically containing ethylene glycol, to transfer pressure from the controlling unit, which is usually near the operator of the vehicle, to the actual brake… … Wikipedia
Solenoid brake — A Solenoid Brake is an electrically controlled brake that is used, along with a mechanical brake, to manage the load on a cargo winch. The brake is turned on and off by an electrical solenoid when the mechanical brake is off … Wikipedia
Friction brake — Friction Fric tion, n. [L. frictio, fr. fricare, frictum,to rub: cf. F. friction. See {Fray} to rub, arid cf. {Dentifrice}.] 1. The act of rubbing the surface of one body against that of another; attrition; in hygiene, the act of rubbing the body … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English