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Application of a shape memory alloy in a smart thermal clutch or brake

Lookup NU author(s): Professor Neville Fawcett, Emeritus Professor James Burdess

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Abstract

The use of a shape memory alloy sensor in a novel emergency brake is described. Tests on a prototype unit fitted to a conveyer roller show that it is capable of bringing the roller rapidly to rest should a bearing overheat. The basic design can be used to provide a very cheap emergency brake with a high torque capacity and requires no electrical power to hold the brake in the off condition.

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Author(s): Fawcett JN, Burdess JS

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications

Year: 1999

Volume: 213

Issue: 1

Pages: 21-26

Print publication date: 01/01/1999

ISSN (print): 1464-4207

Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/146442079921300102

DOI: 10.1177/146442079921300102

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