RETARDERS FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
This book gives a concise summary of the present state of the art of retarders for commercial vehicles, with details of all retarder systems currently in use or under development. The subject-matter is treated in the following papers presented at the Conference: The development of hydrokinetic retarders, Parker, MB; The electric retarder today and its future, Reverdin, D and Borione, J; Operating experiences and the need for retarders as an important contribution to heavy road transport braking systems, Hancock, BT; The legal aspects of the use of retarders, Perring, H; The Jacobs engine brake, Greig, JC; Exhaust brakes, Smith, HB; Retarders built into automatic transmissions, Forster, HJ; The exhaust Brake--a simple stopper, Clarke, DJ; The exhaust brake--the engine and vehicle manufacturer's viewpoint, Bie, VD, Summeraver, J and Ryti, M. A record of discussions to the paper and authors' replies is included, together with a subject and author index. /Author/
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Availability:
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Supplemental Notes:
- Conference proceedings sponsored by the Automobile Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and the Institute of Road Transport Engineers, held in London, England, January 3, 1974.
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Corporate Authors:
Mechanical Engineering Publications Limited
1 Birdcage Walk, Westminster
New York, NY United States 10017 - Publication Date: 1974
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 81 p.
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Serial:
- Publication of: Mechanical Engineering Publications Limited
- Publisher: Mechanical Engineering Publications Limited
- ISSN: 0954-4070
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automatic control; Automatic transmissions; Automation; Brakes; Braking; Commercial vehicles; Conferences; Electricity; Equipment; Exhaust pipes; Freight transportation; Heavy vehicles; Highway transportation; Kinetics; Legal factors; Legislation; Manufacturing; Motors; Retarders (Concrete); State of the art reports; Transmissions; Trucks; Vehicle design
- Uncontrolled Terms: Escort service
- Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
- Old TRIS Terms: Retarders
- ITRD Terms: 3882: Automatic; 1361: Brake; 8525: Conference; 6954: Electricity; 3674: Equipment; 1384: Exhaust pipe; 1556: Legislation; 1078: Lock (waterway); 1236: Lorry; 1334: Motor; 8588: State of the art report; 1333: Transmission (veh); 8119: United Kingdom
- Subject Areas: Design; Freight Transportation; Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00165621
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
- Report/Paper Numbers: Conf. Pub. 10
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 14 1978 12:00AM