block brake

block brake

[′bläk ‚brāk]
(mechanical engineering)
A brake which consists of a block or shoe of wood bearing upon an iron or steel wheel.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Die thermische Berechnung der Klotz-bremse [The Calculation of the Block Brake Temperature], Sonderdruck aus Archiv fur Eisenbahntechnik, Folge 18 (in German).
The influence of braking time on heat flow through the friction surfaces of the friction elements of disk brakes for railway vehicles/Stabdymo laiko itaka silumos srautui, sklindanciam gelezinkelio transporto priemoniu diskiniu stabdziu elementu pavirsiu trinties metu

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