In a block brake, when the fulcrum point is below the line of action of friction point, the ratio of effort required for clockwise and counter clockwise rotation is____.

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• 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
• 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.
• In a differential band brake, the effort required for clockwise rotation of drum compared to counterclockwise rotation is____.
• In a simple band brake, when direction of rotation of drum is changed from counter clockwise direction, the braking torque____.
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• In block brake, the normal reaction and frictional force act at the mid-point of the block. This is true only if the angle of contact is ____
• In a band brake the ratio of tight side band tension to the tension on the slack side is 3. If the angle of band on the drum is 1800 the coefficient of friction required between drum and band is_____
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• A thrust bearing having collars of external and internal diameter as 40 cm and 20 cm respectively, carries an axial load of 3000 N. The co-efficient of friction is 0.09 and shaft runs at 420 rpm. The power lost in friction is to be determined. The corresponding value of friction torque would be ____.
• Refer fig.4. It shows a band brake arrangements. The brake to work with force at A upwards and direction of drum clockwise____.