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Page 169
... friction and wear between sliding surfaces can be classed as a lubricant . In controlling friction and wear by lubrication , one type of friction frequently is substituted for another , such as the much lower friction of a fluid in an ...
... friction and wear between sliding surfaces can be classed as a lubricant . In controlling friction and wear by lubrication , one type of friction frequently is substituted for another , such as the much lower friction of a fluid in an ...
Page 247
... friction clutches with spring - loaded friction members ad- justed for prescribed torques . On some outboard motors the propeller is fixed to the shaft by means of a metal pin driven radially through the hub and the shaft . If the ...
... friction clutches with spring - loaded friction members ad- justed for prescribed torques . On some outboard motors the propeller is fixed to the shaft by means of a metal pin driven radially through the hub and the shaft . If the ...
Page 766
... friction was made by the French physicist Charles - Augustin Coulomb in 1781 ; he discovered that the total amount of friction that can be developed between two contacting bodies is pro- portional to the normal pressure and independent ...
... friction was made by the French physicist Charles - Augustin Coulomb in 1781 ; he discovered that the total amount of friction that can be developed between two contacting bodies is pro- portional to the normal pressure and independent ...
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