User`s manual

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Table of Contents
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .........................................................................................................................I
REVISIONS TO THIS MANUAL ...............................................................................................................
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REVISION DATE .................................................................................................................................................................II
TABLE OF CONTENTS ..........................................................................................................................III
TABLE OF FIGURES ......................................................................................................................................................... V
PREFACE ............................................................................................................................................... VI
PURPOSE OF THIS MANUAL ........................................................................................................................................VI
WHO SHOULD USE THIS MANUAL ............................................................................................................................. VI
MANUAL ORGANIZATION ............................................................................................................................................ VI
1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................1
1.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 DATA SHEETS ............................................................................................................................................................. 2
1.2.1 WB/PB 2.7 SERIES ........................................................................................................................................ 2
1.2.2 WB/PB 43 SERIES ......................................................................................................................................... 9
1.2.2 WB/PB 65 SERIES ....................................................................................................................................... 17
1.2.2 WB/PB 115 SERIES ..................................................................................................................................... 25
1.2.2 WB/PB 15 SERIES ....................................................................................................................................... 33
2. INSTALLATION / MOUNTING ..........................................................................................................41
2.1 LOCKING THE DYNAMOMETER FOR TRANSPORT ......................................................................................... 41
2.1.1 WB/PB 2.7 SERIES ...................................................................................................................................... 42
2.1.2 WB/PB 43 SERIES ....................................................................................................................................... 43
2.1.3 WB/PB 65 SERIES ....................................................................................................................................... 44
2.1.4 WB/PB 115 SERIES ..................................................................................................................................... 45
2.1.5 WB/PB 15 SERIES ....................................................................................................................................... 46
2.2 MOUNTING THE DYNAMOMETER TO THE TEST BENCH ............................................................................... 47
2.2.1 ALIGNING THE DYNAMOMETERS ON THE TEST BENCH ................................................................ 47
2.2.2 VIBRATIONS INDUCED BY THE TEST BENCH .................................................................................... 47
2.3 COUPLINGS ............................................................................................................................................................... 48
2.4 MEASURING RANGE ............................................................................................................................................... 49
2.5 DRAG TORQUE ......................................................................................................................................................... 49
2.6 TOLERATED RADIAL AND AXIAL FORCES ....................................................................................................... 49
2.7 CONNECTING THE COOLING SYSTEM ............................................................................................................... 50
2.8 PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS .......................................................................................................................................... 50
2.9 POWER/HEAT DISSIPATION ................................................................................................................................... 52
2.9.1 TORQUE–SPEED–POWER CURVES ........................................................................................................ 52
3. COOLING ..........................................................................................................................................58
3.1 DYNAMOMETER COOLING ................................................................................................................................... 58
3.1.1 CONNECTIONS........................................................................................................................................... 58
3.1.2 WATER FLOW AND PRESSURE ............................................................................................................... 58
3.1.3 COOLING WATER CONSUMPTION ......................................................................................................... 58
3.1.4 TEMPERATURE SENSOR .......................................................................................................................... 58
3.2 OPEN-CIRCUIT COOLING SYSTEMS ................................................................................................................... 59
3.2.1 EXAMPLE .................................................................................................................................................... 59