 Prony brake (source code)

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= Prony brake
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A Prony brake measures shaft <power> using a resisting band: its <force> difference gives <torque> $\tau=r(F_1-F_2)$, and rotation gives $P=\tau\omega$, where $\omega$ is <angular velocity>. The <Stirling engine> experiment above uses this independent load measurement to distinguish shaft output from gas-cycle <work>.

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