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• Regenerative brakes
  ==Brakes as an electrical generator== Regenerative brakes are a form of [[electrical generator|dynamo generator]], originally discove
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• Trail braking
  '''Trail braking''' is a riding and driving technique where the [[brakes]] are used past the entrance to a turn and are gradually released up to the ...enter the turn, they partially release the brakes, as to keep only partial brakes throughout the turn.
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• Exhaust brake
  ...tly proportional to the back pressure of the engine. More advanced exhaust brakes have exhaust pressure modulation (EPM) that controls the back pressure whic Exhaust brakes should not be confused with [[engine brake]]s, which hold the exhaust valve
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• Drum brake
  ...drum brake had been used by [[Maybach]] a year earlier. In the first drum brakes, the shoes were mechanically operated with levers and rods or cables. From ...rs were gradually replaced with [[disc brake]]s and now many cars use disc brakes on all wheels.
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• Emergency brake
  ...[hand brake]], many people shorten ''emergency'' and call the devices '''e-brakes'''. In trains, control of emergency brakes is made available to the traveling [[passenger]]s. Activating the brake wil
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• Electromagnetic brake
  ...etard motion or cause deceleration in a moving system. Unlike conventional brakes, which operate by causing [[friction]] between moving parts, in an electrom ...reases as the disc decelerates resulting in a smooth stop. Electromagnetic brakes of this fashion are therefore unable to completely stop a moving part or to
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• Jake brake
  ...and is often used to refer to engine brakes or compression release engine brakes in general, especially on large vehicles or heavy equipment. "Jake Brake" i ...n]] to slow the vehicle. They are also known as compression release engine brakes.
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• Regenerative brake
  ...letely stopping a vehicle, and therefore are not a substitute for friction brakes. ==Brakes as an Electrical Generator==
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• Inboard brake
  ...]. The [[Hummer H1]] is one of the few modern vehicles fitted with inboard brakes, although this addition was ostensibly to accommodate the Hummer's unusual ==Cars with inboard brakes==
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• Ducati 800 SPORT
  *Front Brakes -- 2x 320mm discs 4 piston calipers *Rear Brakes -- Single 245mm disc 2 piston caliper
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• Brake (railway)
  [[Brakes]] are used on [[railway]] [[train]]s to bring the train to a standstill. * brakes on the [[locomotive]].
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• Regenerative brakes
  ==Brakes as an electrical generator== Regenerative brakes are a form of [[electrical generator|dynamo generator]], originally discove
  6 KB (875 words) - 09:13, 22 April 2010
• Brake
  ...the [[speed]] of a vehicle doubles, it has four times as much energy. The brakes must therefore dissipate four times as much energy to stop it and consequen Brakes of some description are fitted to most [[wheel]]ed [[vehicle]]s, including
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• Air brake (aircraft)
  In [[aeronautics]] '''air brakes''' are a type of [[flight controls|flight control]] used on [[aircraft]] to Air brakes differ from [[Spoiler (aeronautics)|spoilers]] in that air brakes are designed to increase [[Drag (physics)|drag]] while making little change
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• Brake lining
  ...d the lining would be the rubbery portion which contacts the rims when the brakes are applied. In most modern vehicular applications the system is conceptual ...erywhere there are braking systems, from elevator safety brakes to spindle brakes inside a VCR. The form and materials are frequently different, but the prin
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• Ducati 851
  ...the signature steel tube trellis frame, adorned with Marvic wheels, Brembo brakes and Marzocchi suspension. That first release was criticised for its handlin *Front brakes: Dual disc
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• Engine braking
  ...etain heat without producing temperatures that would deform and damage the brakes. ...regardless of transmission type. Engine braking passively reduces wear on brakes and helps a driver maintain control of the car. It is always active when th
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• Brake fade
  ...duction in stopping power that can occur after repeated application of the brakes, especially in high load or high speed conditions. Brake fade can be a fact ...tem components and can be experienced with both [[drum brakes]] and [[disk brakes]]. Loss of stopping power, or fade, can be caused by friction fade, mechani
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• Motrone GL Flash 4
  ...the canons of classic [[tuboni]] 80s ie wheels [[aluminum alloys]] [[drum brakes]] on 2 [[wheel|wheels]], [[engine]] 4-speed transmission of 50 [[cubic cent
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• Regenerative braking
  Regenerative brakes in electric [[railway]] vehicles feed the generated electricity back into t ...onfused with ''[[Regenerative brake#Comparison of dynamic and regenerative brakes|dynamic braking]]'', which dissipates the electrical energy as heat.
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