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A HYDRAULIC DYNAMOMETER
5.
ARAOUR
W.
THAL
INSTiTUTE
OF TeCFINOLOGY
19 17
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Thai, S. W.
IThe development of a
hydraulic dynamometer
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of
Libraries
in Illinois
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The Development of a
Hydraulic Dynamometer
A
THESIS
PRESENTED BY
Samuel W. Thal
TO THE
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MAY
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE
PAUL
OF TECHNOLOGY
GALVIN LIBRARY
35 WEST 33RO STREET
CKICAGO. IL 60616
V.
31,
Preface,
27198
Preface
Part
I.
1.
2. Characteristics Of The
3.
I- 16
I.
Prony Brake.
2.
6.
meter,
Part
5.
6.
7.
10.
Dynamometer.
II,
7.
II.
2.
16-31.
31-59,
1.
WindoTT Developm.ent
31.
2.
36.
3.
Development Of Discs.
43.
4.
47.
31-59
53.
59-72.
Absorption djmamometers may again be subdivided into classes, depending on the manner
in which they absorb power, or the medium by
nm
^^
ho
ainn
speed
Tfas
recorded
iirith
-we
nere able
Yias
present.
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tiro
II
of dynamometer.
is
12
13
14
tlie
rotary discs.
oyixl
compartment
EaotL
15
16
investigation
v^as
77as
used in the
17
18
19
20
21
disc
VTas
2Z
zz
24
to
-I*^
25
i^as
supplied by a
was obtained.
The speed of the engine was obtained
26
27
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28
29
30
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32
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srotrc JSOLTS
33
v:ere
cut so that it
"was
made;
plate
"we
Yiere
Tifater
is
35
inch thick,
when the glass was placed on top of a cardboard gasket. Then some flat-headed stove bolts
were used to hold the glass in place. The glass
36
viere
now
Ti?ater
37
38
39
40
the
41
torque is desired.
The amount of vjater In the dynamometer
42
7?e
ii^ater
iiphich
43
on.
44
45
^ith bolts.
v/as
46
47
48
49
50
Still
of the dynamoeter.
51
52
53
This
54
55
SI
56
^e
57
58
ij^ell
Ti^ater
By means of valves placed in the inlet and outlet lines we are able to control the rate of
heating.
The accompanying blueprint represents the
59
Tf^ithin
60
Derivation Of A Formula.
Let UB
ta.'ke
an elementary area
A.
B on one
Rdi^dr.
61
IT"
V is the linear velocity and equals
SnRiT
of gravity.
- W4ti|RjcN2
"
32.2;f3600
bVHid(^dr)g
and substituting
in the formula,
g ^ bg^R|d^<drx4Ti^KF^
S2.2 x3600
By putting in all numerical values we
F
get
.02I3KbxR^* d^?<drxF^
62
ijyater.
T=.o2I3xbxFx
fAr
r3
dj^
dr
T=
-.0335xbx]5r^xf fR^-R^)
63
ti?o
dynamometer Is L feet
long-
E.P.^STTlTRj;
33CCC
64
=E
K^
(hZ-Rq) 2TTIT
33CC0
Again combining all numerical values into a
constant K we have
H.P,= K
R^
IT^(R^^-R^)
o:liher
is
65
66
value.
li
and R
67
"ras
constructed.
discs
TPere
discs
oi
68
l/4"
feet
E.P^ gTlB
N W
'"3500C
reduces to
H
.P
.;g
W K X 53 ^ W N
10^^
33C0C
where W is the pull on the scale In pounds,
69
B.E.P.x 35000
776 ftg-t,) 8.52
where Q is the rate of flow in gallons per
Q:r
A.
constant head of
70
Roetscher's
formula is;
B.E.P.s-?
4.704 ^10"^^
B.H.P. is the maximum horsepower that can be
D id the diameter of
IT
is the
71
^ith the
batake used,
^rras
found in
u;^2nfyVdr
f is the coefficient of resistance,
and is
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