... 4LinearlyActingExternalandInternalDrumBrakesLinearlyactingdrumbrakesarethosefittedwithshoeswhich,whenacti-vated,approachthedrumbymovingparalleltoaradiusthroughthecen-teroftheshoe.TypicallinearlyactingdrumbrakesareillustratedinFigures1–3.Analysisoflinearlyactingbrakesincludesthoseinwhichthecentrallypivotedshoesareattachedtopivotedlevers,asinFigure1.Includingbrakesofthisdesignwithinthecategoryoflinearlyactingbrakesisjustifiediftheyaredesignedsothattheappliedforcesontheshoesandliningsactalongtheradiioftheshaftsthattheygripwhenthebrakesareapplied.Brakesofthistypemayacteitheruponbrakedrumsordirectlyuponrotatingshaftsandaresuitableforuseinheavy-dutyapplications,suchasfoundinminingandconstructionequipmentandinmaterials-handlingmachinery.Internallinearlyactingdrumbrakes,suchasusedontrucksinEurope,maybedesignedasinFigure2.Eitherpneumaticorhydrauliccylindersorcams ... Inc.Letusdefinetheefficiencyofabrakeastheratioofthetorqueprovidedbythebraketothetorquethatcouldbehadbyapplyingtheforcedirectlytothedrum,orshaft.Accordingtothisdefinition,theefficiencybecomesTFsr¼Apmaxr2wðsinu2Àsinu1Þð1=2Þpmaxr2wðf0þsinf0Þ¼2Asinu2Àsinu1f0þsinf0ð1-10ÞUponsubstitutingforu1andu2inequation(1-8)andrecallingequations(1-6) and( 1-7)wefindthatTFsr¼4Asinðf0=2Þf0þsinf0¼ARrð1-11Þwheretheright-handsidehasalreadybeenplottedinFigure5.Fromthatfigurewefindthatalthoughmaximumefficiencymaybeachievedonlyifeachshoeandliningextendoverhalfofthedrum,orshaft,relativelylittleefficiencyislostiftheliningextendsoveronly160jinsteadof180j.This,togetherwiththenearimpossibilityofmaintaininggoodcontactbetweentheliningandthedrumneartheendsofashoesubtending180jatthecenterofthedrum,accountsfortheangulardimensionsofthebrakeliningsshowninFigure1.Finally,itfollowsfromequation(1-11)thatiftheshoeissymmetricallypivotedandifequation(1-7)holds,theappliedtorqueisgivenbyT¼ARFsð1-12ÞII.BRAKINGTORQUEANDMOMENTSFORSYMMETRICALLYSUPPORTEDINTERNALSHOESPressurepandbrakingtorqueareagaingivenbyequations(1-2 )and( 1-4),respectively,foraninternalshoemovedagainstarotatingdrumalongalineparalleltoitsaxisofsymmetry,lineOB,inFigure6.Inthefollowinganalysisit ... Inc.Letusdefinetheefficiencyofabrakeastheratioofthetorqueprovidedbythebraketothetorquethatcouldbehadbyapplyingtheforcedirectlytothedrum,orshaft.Accordingtothisdefinition,theefficiencybecomesTFsr¼Apmaxr2wðsinu2Àsinu1Þð1=2Þpmaxr2wðf0þsinf0Þ¼2Asinu2Àsinu1f0þsinf0ð1-10ÞUponsubstitutingforu1andu2inequation(1-8)andrecallingequations(1-6) and( 1-7)wefindthatTFsr¼4Asinðf0=2Þf0þsinf0¼ARrð1-11Þwheretheright-handsidehasalreadybeenplottedinFigure5.Fromthatfigurewefindthatalthoughmaximumefficiencymaybeachievedonlyifeachshoeandliningextendoverhalfofthedrum,orshaft,relativelylittleefficiencyislostiftheliningextendsoveronly160jinsteadof180j.This,togetherwiththenearimpossibilityofmaintaininggoodcontactbetweentheliningandthedrumneartheendsofashoesubtending180jatthecenterofthedrum,accountsfortheangulardimensionsofthebrakeliningsshowninFigure1.Finally,itfollowsfromequation(1-11)thatiftheshoeissymmetricallypivotedandifequation(1-7)holds,theappliedtorqueisgivenbyT¼ARFsð1-12ÞII.BRAKINGTORQUEANDMOMENTSFORSYMMETRICALLYSUPPORTEDINTERNALSHOESPressurepandbrakingtorqueareagaingivenbyequations(1-2 )and( 1-4),respectively,foraninternalshoemovedagainstarotatingdrumalongalineparalleltoitsaxisofsymmetry,lineOB,inFigure6.Inthefollowinganalysisit...