Prony brake
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Invented by Gaspard de Prony in 1821.
Noun
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Prony
brake
(
plural
Prony brakes
)
A
device
to
measure
the
torque
produced by an
engine
, essentially by wrapping a cord or belt around the output shaft and measuring the
force
transferred to the belt through
friction
.
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