MEASURING BRAKE STOPPING POWER

FOUR LABORATORY TEST MACHINES, USED TO MEASURE THE COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION OF BRAKE LININGS, ARE DESCRIBED: DUAL-END INERTIA DYNAMOMETER, FRICTION ASSESSMENT SCREENING TEST MACHINE, FRICTION MATERIALS TEST MACHINE, AND THE GIRLING SCALE DYNAMOMETER. IN RECORDING THE FRICTION FORCE, TEMPERATURE WAS MEASURED USING A THERMOCOUPLE BURIED IN THE BRAKE DISC. THE CORRELATION OF TEST RESULTS AND ACTUAL SERVICE WAS HIGHEST FOR THE DUAL-END INERTIA DYNAMOMETER.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 80, No 3, PP 54-55, 2 FIG
• Authors:
  • Preston, J D
  • Forthofer, R J
• Publication Date: 1972-3

Media Info

• Serial:
  • SAE Journal of Automotive Engineering
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brake linings; Brakes; Coefficient of friction; Dynamometers; Measurement; Measuring instruments; Temperature measurement
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223742
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 2 1972 12:00AM