Further proposals for the design of a brake testing dynamometer (IM-DT-003)

This note develops the proposals of Technical Note BA 6 in the light of recent discussions. A 300 kW (400 hp) electric motor running up to 300 m/s (2880 rev/min) is used to accelerate the machine, and to allow drag braking equivalent to 150 kN (15 tonf) travelling down...