Dynamometers are devices used to measure torque, force, or power. There are two main types of dynamometers: absorption and transmission. Absorption dynamometers measure power by dissipating it as heat, examples include Prony brake and rope brake dynamometers which apply friction to absorb power. Transmission dynamometers measure power by transmitting it to another machine, examples include belt drive, epicyclic gear train, and torsion dynamometers.
Dynamometers are devices used to measure torque, force, or power. There are two main types of dynamometers: absorption and transmission. Absorption dynamometers measure power by dissipating it as heat, examples include Prony brake and rope brake dynamometers which apply friction to absorb power. Transmission dynamometers measure power by transmitting it to another machine, examples include belt drive, epicyclic gear train, and torsion dynamometers.
Dynamometers are devices used to measure torque, force, or power. There are two main types of dynamometers: absorption and transmission. Absorption dynamometers measure power by dissipating it as heat, examples include Prony brake and rope brake dynamometers which apply friction to absorb power. Transmission dynamometers measure power by transmitting it to another machine, examples include belt drive, epicyclic gear train, and torsion dynamometers.
Dynamometers are devices used to measure torque, force, or power. There are two main types of dynamometers: absorption and transmission. Absorption dynamometers measure power by dissipating it as heat, examples include Prony brake and rope brake dynamometers which apply friction to absorb power. Transmission dynamometers measure power by transmitting it to another machine, examples include belt drive, epicyclic gear train, and torsion dynamometers.
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TYPES OF DYNAMOMETER
By: M. ZIA NASIR BHUTTA
OCTOBER 14, 2019
Dynamometer
Dynamometer is a device which is used to measure the frictional resistance. By knowing the frictional resistance we can determine torque transmitted and hence power of the engine. Dynamometer can be used to measure either torque, force or power.
Types of Dynamometer: Dynamometer is further classified into two major type: Absorption Dynamometer Transmission Dynamometer
Absorption Dynamometer: This dynamometer measure and absorb the power output of the engine to which they are coupled. The power is usually dissipated as heat by some means. Following are the types of absorption dynamometer: Prony brake dynamometer Rope brake dynamometer.
Prony Brake Dynamometer:
It works on the principle of converting power into heat by dry friction. In this method of measuring horsepower is to attempt to stop the engine by means of a brake on the flywheel and measure the weight which an arm attached to the brake will support, as it tries to rotate with the flywheel. In Prony brake dynamometer, when brakes is to be put in operation, the long end of the lever is loaded with suitable weight W and the nuts are tightened until engine shaft runs at a constant speed and the lever is in horizontal position. Under these conditions, the moment due to weight must balance the moment of the frictional resistance between the block and the pulley. Rope Brake Dynamometer: It consist of a number of turns of rope wound around the rotating drum attached to the output shaft. One side of rope is connected to a spring balance and the other to a loading device. The power is absorbed in friction between the rope and thee drum. The drum therefore require cooling. Rope brake is cheap and easily constructed. It is not very accurate because of changes in the friction coefficient of the rope with temperature. The upper rope is attached to a spring balance while the lower end is kept in position by applying a dead weight. In order to prevent the slipping of the ropes over the flywheel, wooden blocks are placed at intervals around the circumference of the flywheel. During operation of the brake, the prime mover is made to run at constant speed.
Transmission Dynamometer: In this dynamometer, the energy is used for doing work. The power developed by the prime mover is transmitted by the dynamometers to some machine which the power is suitably measured. Following are the type of transmission dynamometer: Belt transmission dynamometer Epicyclic train dynamometer Torsion dynamometer.
Belt transmission dynamometer:
A belt transmission Dynamometer consist of driving pulley, rigidly fixed to the shaft of the prime mover. There is another driven pulley mounted on another shaft, to which the power from pulley is transmitted. The pulley are connected by means of a continuous belt passing through the two loose pulleys, which are mounted on the lever. The lever carries a dead weight at the one end, and a balancing weight is attached at the other end. Epicyclic train dynamometer: ETD is a dynamometer which measures power while it is being transmitted from driving to the driven shaft. It consist of simple Epicyclic fear train. The pinion is free to rotate on a pin fixed to the liver arm. The lever is pivoted about the common axis of the driving and driven shaft. When the dynamometer is in operation, two tangential forces acts at the end of pinion.
Torsion Dynamometer: A torsion dynamometer is used to measure large power developed by a turbine or marine engines. A large number of torsion dynamometers are used to measure the angle of twist. Therefore, a torsion dynamometer works on the principle of angle of twist. When power is transmitted along a shaft, the driving end twists through a small angle relative to the driven end. Torque transmitted is directly proportional to the angle of twist.
