A differential band brake is used to control the speed of a drum. Determine the minimum value

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A differential band brake is used to control the speed of a drum. Determine the minimum value of the coefficient of static friction for which the brake is self-locking when the drum rotates counterclockwise.


r=7 in. 30 75 in 15 in. 30° 2 in.

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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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