wt is the difference between clutch and brake?
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Answer / balaji
Clutch is used to join 2 moving members mainly a shafts.
Break is used to join a moving member to a stationary member.
If any one of the members in first case is fixed then that
clutch is said to be a break.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 94 Yes | 20 No |
Answer / prasad kangude
clutch is used to connect or disconnect a engine with
gearbox or rear wheel.it is operated during gear
shifting.while brakes are uesd to slow down the speed or
stop the vehicle suddenly
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 70 Yes | 15 No |
Answer / ram kumar
clutch is used to transmit the power from driver shaft to
driven shaft and used to disengage shafts while changing
gears whereas break is used to retard motion by converting
kinetic energy to heat then that heat released to
environment by brake material.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 51 Yes | 6 No |
Answer / sandro
clutch is used to engage or disengage of gears in respective speed where as brake is used to retard the motion
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 42 Yes | 9 No |
Answer / vishwanath kumar
The main purpose of clutch is to engage or disengage the driven gear to driver gear during the gear shifting whereas brake is used to retard or stop the motion of vehicle.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 25 Yes | 9 No |
Answer / siraj
clutch is used to keep driving and driven members moving together where as brakes are used to stop or control the speed of the moving members
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 17 Yes | 1 No |
Answer / benjamin ihi
cluth is used to engage or disengage the driving shaft from the driven shaft in other to increase or reduce gear ratio while brake is used to disaccelerate the motion of a moving part.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 5 Yes | 2 No |
Answer / naveenalekh
Clutch is used to connect or disconnect driving member to driven member which is initially at the rest after connecting both members move to gather at same speed where as A Brake is used to retard or stop the motion of moving system such as rotating drum or moving vehicle
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 1 Yes | 0 No |
Typical uses are to provide
adjustable tension for
unwinding webs (paper,
wire, film, etc.), and also
to provide an adjustable
torque load to a motor
under test (typically
stepper or gear motors).
Typical uses are to provide
adjustable tension for
rewinding webs, and
precision torque limiting
(tightening fasteners &
bottle caps)
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 5 Yes | 5 No |
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