The drawing shows a hydraulic system used with disc brakes. The force F is applied perpendicularly to the brake pedal. The brake pedal rotates about the axis shown in the drawing and causes a force to be applied perpendicularly to the input piston (radius = 8.75 10-3 m) in the master cylinder. The resulting pressure is transmitted by the brake fluid to the output plungers (radii = 2.18 10-2 m), which are covered with the brake linings. The linings are pressed against both sides of a disc attached to the rotating wheel. Suppose that the magnitude of F is 8.16 N. Assume that the input piston and the output plungers are at the same vertical level.
The Drawing shows a brake pedal rotating about an Axis A at one end of the brake pedal. The distance from the axis A to the input piston is .05m while the distance from axis A to the point where the force is applied is .1m. The total length of the brake is .15m. The brake pads are placed on either side of the rotating wheel.
2006-12-15
00:54:47
·
1 answers
·
asked by
kevin
2