In a self locking brake, the force required to apply the brake is_____.

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• For the brake to be self locking, the force P at C as shown in fig.1 should____.
• In a simple band brake applied to a shaft carrying a flywheel of mass 250kg and radius of gyration 350mm , one end of the band is attached to the fulcrum and the other at a distance 300 mm from the fulcrum. The angle embraced by the band is 2250 and the brake drum diameter is 220 mm coefficient of friction 0.25 and the shaft speed is 300 rpm clockwise. Determine the brake torque when a force of 150 N is applied
• In a differential band brake, as shown in fig.1the length OA is greater than OB. In order to apply the brake, the force at C should____.
• Can simple band brake be made of self-locking type?
• When the frictional force helps the applied force in applying the brake, the brake is____.
• A single block brake as shown in Fig.6 has a brake drum diameter of 1m and the angle of contact is 300. It takes 280 Nm torque at 300rpm. The coefficient of friction is 0.35. Determine the required force 'P' to be applied when the rotation of drum is clockwise.
• Refer fig.4. It shows a band brake arrangements. The brake to work with force at A upwards and direction of drum clockwise____.
• Self-locking is not possible in the case of____.
• The following data refer to a laboratory experiment with rope brake____.Diameter of the flywheel=1m Diameter of the rope = 10mm , Dead weight on the brake = 50kg , Speed of the engine = 200rpm , Spring balance reading = 120N . Find brake power of the engine.
• The band brake in fig.2 will be self-energizing when____.