The band brake shown is used to control the speed of a rotating drum. Determine the magnitude

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The band brake shown is used to control the speed of a rotating drum. Determine the magnitude of the couple being applied to the drum knowing that the coefficient of kinetic friction between the belt and the drum is 0.25 and that the drum is rotating clockwise at a constant speed.


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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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