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disk brake
engineering
Also known as: disc brake
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automobiles
- In automobile: Brakes
Disc brakes, originally developed for aircraft, are ubiquitous, in spite of their higher cost, because of their fade resistance. Although there are some four-wheel systems, usually discs are mounted on the front wheels, and conventional drum units are retained at the rear. They have been…
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brake systems
trains
- In railroad: Brake systems
…passenger cars—and some freight cars—have disc brakes instead of wheel-tread shoes. Wheel sets of cars operating at 160 km (100 miles) per hour or more are fitted with devices to prevent wheel slip under heavy braking. On European cars designed for operation at 200 km (125 miles) per hour or…
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