PHYSICAL QUANTITY MEASURED : BRAKE POWER

WATER BRAKE DYNAMOMETER

BRIEF HISTORY
Froude Hofmann has been designing, manufacturing and supplying
test equipment since William Froude invented the water brake
dynamometer in 1877 at the request of the British Admiralty to
produce a machine capable of absorbing and measuring the power of
large naval engines. The group we have today has evolved from the
original business named Heenan & Froude.

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PARTS AND ITS FUNCTION

Engine- the mechanism being tested.
Coupling- connects the shafts of the engine
and the dynamometer.
Tachometer- measures the rotation speed of
the shaft.
Torque Sensor- device use for measuring the
torque in a rotary system.
Torque Arm- control the wheel motion of the
device.

OPERATION PROCEDURES
The horsepower of the prime mover is converted into heat of the dynamometer water. The
rotors and stators accomplish this transfer of energy. Both the rotors and stators have
pockets built into them.
As water is brought into the engine dyno or chassis dyno by passages in the stator, it is
discharged into the dyno near the center of rotation of the rotor assembly. This water
entering the dyno will flow into the pockets of the rotor. The water is accelerated by the
rotation of the rotor assembly, which is attached to the output shaft of the engine. As it is
accelerated, it tends to fly out due to centrifugal force. As it does, it ends up in similar
pockets in the stator plates.
The water in the stator pocket tends to run out and is met again by the rotating rotor
assembly. The water is again accelerated. This constant acceleration and deceleration of the
water as it passes from rotor to stator to rotor, etc. requires power and converts this energy
into frictional heating of the water.
APPLICATIONS

 Stator- the stationary part of the device.

It
protects
the
device
from
outside
interference.
Rotor- the rotating part of the machine.
Trunnionjoint.

used

as

mounting

or

pivoting

Regenerative Braking

Used in
motor industry
in determining
car hp etc,

Assess-vehicle
performance
rating
device