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Dynamometers
On Tue, 01 Jul 2014 16:09:44 -0500, Jon Elson
wrote: Tim Wescott wrote: A client just asked me if I knew of any testing house that had a dynamometer suitable for testing their stuff. We're looking at something that can accurately measure torques from 0 to about 100 N-m, at speeds from 0 to 80 RPM or so. Something suitable for a full-race 502 is probably out of place here. If you know of such a place, or if you have suggestions for where to get or make an affordable dynamometer that's accurate to +/- 5 N-m or so, let me know. For smaller cases like this, a DC permanent-magnet brush motor can make a VERY good dyno. A resistor bank and an ammeter are the other things you need. A shunt-wound motor is even better, as you can vary the load with a small rheostat or an adjustable DC supply. Jon Yes. A DC motor would apply load torque at any speed, and the current is a pretty good indicator of the torque, with a bit of correction for the actual speed maybe. -- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com http://www.highlandtechnology.com |
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