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39 relations: Air brake (aeronautics), Air compressor, Air dryer, Belt (mechanical), Brake, Brake pad, Bus, Check valve, Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, Compressed air, Crankshaft, Disc brake, Drum brake, Engine, George Westinghouse, Gladhand connector, Hydraulic brake, Hydraulic fluid, Impurity, Knorr-Bremse, Meritor, Ozone cracking, Polymer degradation, Pressure regulator, Pressure vessel, Pulley, Rail transport, Railway air brake, Relay valve, Relief valve, Semi-trailer, Servomechanism, Tractor unit, Trailer (vehicle), Train, Truck, Vehicle, WABCO Vehicle Control Systems, Wig wag (truck braking systems).
Air brake (aeronautics)
In aeronautics, air brakes or speed brakes are a type of flight control surfaces used on an aircraft to increase drag or increase the angle of approach during landing.
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Air compressor
An air compressor is a device that converts power (using an electric motor, diesel or gasoline engine, etc.) into potential energy stored in pressurized air (i.e., compressed air).
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Air dryer
See Also: Compressed air dryer A compressed air dryer is used for removing water vapor from compressed air.
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Belt (mechanical)
A belt is a loop of flexible material used to link two or more rotating shafts mechanically, most often parallel.
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Brake
A brake is a mechanical device that inhibits motion by absorbing energy from a moving system.
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Brake pad
Brake pads are a component of disc brakes used in automotive and other applications.
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Bus
A bus (archaically also omnibus, multibus, motorbus, autobus) is a road vehicle designed to carry many passengers.
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Check valve
A check valve, clack valve, non-return valve, reflux valve, retention valve or one-way valve is a valve that normally allows fluid (liquid or gas) to flow through it in only one direction.
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Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is a nonprofit association of local, state, provincial, territorial and federal commercial motor vehicle safety officials and industry representatives.
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Compressed air
Compressed air is air kept under a pressure that is greater than atmospheric pressure.
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Crankshaft
A crankshaft—related to crank—is a mechanical part able to perform a conversion between reciprocating motion and rotational motion.
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Disc brake
A disc brake is a type of brake that uses calipers to squeeze pairs of pads against a disc or "rotor" to create friction.
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Drum brake
A drum brake is a brake that uses friction caused by a set of shoes or pads that press outward against a rotating cylinder-shaped part called a brake drum.
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Engine
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one form of energy into mechanical energy.
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George Westinghouse
George Westinghouse Jr. (October 6, 1846 – March 12, 1914) was an American entrepreneur and engineer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who invented the railway air brake and was a pioneer of the electrical industry, gaining his first patent at the age of 19.
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Gladhand connector
A gladhand connector or gladhand coupler is an interlocking hose coupling fitted to hoses supplying pressurized air from a tractor unit to air brakes on a semi-trailer, or from a locomotive to railway air brakes on railroad cars.
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Hydraulic brake
A hydraulic brake is an arrangement of braking mechanism which uses brake fluid, typically containing glycol ethers or diethylene glycol, to transfer pressure from the controlling mechanism to the braking mechanism.
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Hydraulic fluid
A hydraulic fluid or hydraulic liquid is the medium by which power is transferred in hydraulic machinery.
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Impurity
Impurities are either naturally occurring or added during synthesis of a chemical or commercial product.
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Knorr-Bremse
Knorr-Bremse ("Bremse" meaning brake) is a manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles that has operated in the field for over 110 years.
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Meritor
Meritor, Inc. is an American corporation headquartered in Troy, Michigan, which manufactures automobile components for military suppliers, trucks, and trailers.
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Ozone cracking
Cracks can be formed in many different elastomers by ozone attack, and the characteristic form of attack of vulnerable rubbers is known as ozone cracking.
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Polymer degradation
Polymer degradation is a change in the properties—tensile strength, color, shape, etc.—of a polymer or polymer-based product under the influence of one or more environmental factors such as heat, light or chemicals such as acids, alkalis and some salts.
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Pressure regulator
A pressure regulator is a control valve that reduces the input pressure of a fluid to a desired value at its output.
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Pressure vessel
A pressure vessel is a container designed to hold gases or liquids at a pressure substantially different from the ambient pressure.
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Pulley
A pulley is a wheel on an axle or shaft that is designed to support movement and change of direction of a taut cable or belt, or transfer of power between the shaft and cable or belt.
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Rail transport
Rail transport is a means of transferring of passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, also known as tracks.
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Railway air brake
A railway air brake is a railway brake power braking system with compressed air as the operating medium.
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Relay valve
A relay valve is an air-operated valve typically used in air brake systems to remotely control the brakes at the rear of a heavy truck or semi-trailer in a tractor-trailer combination.
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Relief valve
A relief valve or pressure relief valve (PRV) is a type of safety valve used to control or limit the pressure in a system; pressure might otherwise build up and create a process upset, instrument or equipment failure, or fire.
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Semi-trailer
A semi-trailer is a trailer without a front axle.
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Servomechanism
In control engineering a servomechanism, sometimes shortened to servo, is an automatic device that uses error-sensing negative feedback to correct the action of a mechanism.
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Tractor unit
A tractor unit (prime mover or traction unit) is a characteristically heavy-duty towing engine that provides motive power for hauling a towed or trailered load.
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Trailer (vehicle)
A trailer is an unpowered vehicle towed by a powered vehicle.
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Train
A train is a form of transport consisting of a series of connected vehicles that generally runs along a rail track to transport cargo or passengers.
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Truck
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo.
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Vehicle
A vehicle (from vehiculum) is a machine that transports people or cargo.
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WABCO Vehicle Control Systems
WABCO is an American provider of electronic braking, stability, suspension and transmission automation systems for heavy duty commercial vehicles.
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Wig wag (truck braking systems)
A wig wag is a warning device for low air pressure found in air brake systems on large commercial trucks.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_brake_(road_vehicle)
