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  2. Hydraulic brake - Wikipedia

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    US 2140752 Brake. La Brie 1938-12-20; US 2084216 V-type brake for motor vehicles. Poage Robert A. and Poage Marlin Z. 1937-06-15; US 2028488 Brake. Avery William Leicester 1936-02-21; US 1959049 Friction Brake. Buus Niels Peter Valdemar 1934-05-15; US 1954534 Brake. Norton Raymond J 1934-04-10; US 1721370 Brake for use on vehicles. Boughton ...

  3. Exploded-view drawing - Wikipedia

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    An exploded-view drawing is a diagram, picture, schematic or technical drawing of an object, that shows the relationship or order of assembly of various parts. [1]It shows the components of an object slightly separated by distance, or suspended in surrounding space in the case of a three-dimensional exploded diagram.

  4. Steam locomotive components - Wikipedia

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    Hose for conveying force to train brakes by a differential in air pressure. Contains either high-pressure compressed air or air at lower than atmospheric pressure (vacuum), depending on whether the locomotive has an air brake or vacuum brake system. [6]: 483–486 [3]: 1 Water compartment Tank for water to be used by the boiler to produce steam.

  5. List of components of oil drilling rigs - Wikipedia

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    Typically mounted on top of the mud tanks. Drawworks (#7) is the mechanical section that contains the spool, whose main function is to reel in/out the drill line to raise/lower the traveling block. Drill bit (#26) is a device attached to the end of the drill string that breaks apart the rock being drilled. It contains jets through which the ...

  6. Tank steering systems - Wikipedia

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    This makes the tank slow down, even if the brake is not applied. If the tank is climbing, or in soft terrain, forward motion may stop entirely. Another disadvantage is that the brakes constantly dissipate vast amounts of heat when steering, which is very power-inefficient. The brakes suitable to steer a large vehicle are also impracticably ...

  7. Compression release engine brake - Wikipedia

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    A compression release engine brake, compression brake, or decompression brake is an engine braking mechanism installed on some diesel engines. When activated, it opens exhaust valves to the cylinders, right before the compression stroke ends, releasing the compressed gas trapped in the cylinders, and slowing the vehicle.

  8. Relay valve - Wikipedia

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    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. Relay valves are necessary in heavy trucks in order to speed-up rear-brake application and release, since air takes longer to travel to the rear of the vehicle ...

  9. Hydraulic recoil mechanism - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of recoil mechanism, British 60-pounder gun Mk.I, 1916 The idea of using a water brake to counteract the recoil of naval cannons was first suggested to the British Admiralty by Carl Wilhelm Siemens in early 1870s, but it took about a decade for other people (primarily Josiah Vavasseur) to commercialize the idea.