prony brake
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of prony brake
Named after G.C.F.M. Riche, Baron de Prony (died 1839), French engineer
Example Sentences
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By means of a prony brake, its power output was carefully measured and from this the amount of power required for it to turn certain fans or test clubs was determined.
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How to Find Out the Power Developed.—The measure of power produced by an engine, or other source, is so interesting to boys that a sketch is given of a Prony Brake, which is the simplest form of the Dynamometer, as these measuring machines are called.
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Tests with a Prony brake showed that the motor developed 128 H.P.
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Everything was measured—the gas by a 60 light, and the air by a 300 light meter; the indicated horse power, by a steam-engine indicator; the useful work, by a Prony brake; the temperature of the water, by a standard thermometer; and that of the escaping gases, by a pyrometer.
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The Prony brake on the pulley of the dynamo is quite slack, allowing it to revolve freely.
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