Sentence examples for mechanical brake from inspiring English sources

Tilt it farther back and a mechanical brake kicks in, Treadway says.

A mechanical brake was installed next to the idler wheel, stopping rearwards movement of the artillery piece during the firing process.

A unique feature of this prototype was a mechanical brake built into the idler-wheel to the rear of the chassis, guaranteeing the vehicle's stability when firing and avoiding damage to the transmission.

Leaving stoplights, the Model A was relatively slow to regain speed, and the mushy four-wheel mechanical brakes required cautious driving.

Describing the drive to Mr. Shaw, Shakespeare noted a major shortcoming: its 5,000-pound 5,000-pounded a little tiresome to sloweight and stoproved the car's mechanicalittlees.

Mechanical brakes, however, were difficult to keep adjusted so that equal braking force was applied at each wheel; and, as vehicle weights and speeds increased, more and more effort on the brake pedal was demanded of the driver.

Mechanical brakes were replaced by hydraulic systems, in which the brake pedal is connected to pistons in master cylinders and thence by steel tubing with flexible sections to individual cylinders at the wheels.

Deceleration from air resistance often causes more damage than mechanical deceleration, for it takes longer to stop by wind drag than by mechanical braking methods, and the pilot must endure the exposure in different body positions.

Mechanical brakes are the most common; they dissipate kinetic energy in the form of heat generated by mechanical friction between a rotating metallic drum or disk and a stationary friction element brought into contact with it by mechanical, hydraulic, or pneumatic means.

The EAdiexp modulates diaphragmatic expiratory mechanical "braking" activity, possibly to protect against reductions in lung volume and atelectasis formation.

Power-limiting brakes, which use regenerative braking without mechanical braking, are very useful in energy-saving operations.