An automobile engine develops 25 kW at 1,000 rpm. The clutch used to transmit this power in a single plate clutch with two pairs of friction surfaces. The coefficient of friction is 0.4 and the mean diameter of the disk is to be 190 mm. If the maximum pressure limited to 200 kPa, calculate the face width

An automobile engine develops 25 kW at 1,000 rpm. The clutch used to transmit this power in a single plate clutch with two pairs of friction surfaces. The coefficient of friction is 0.4 and the mean diameter of the disk is to be 190 mm. If the maximum pressure limited to 200 kPa, calculate the face width

International Edition---engineering Mechanics: Statics, 4th Edition

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Chapter7: Dry Friction

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Problem 7.77P: The cone clutch transmits the torque C through a conical friction surface with cone angle . The...

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