Dearborn, Charles Sumner2017-09-202017-09-201904http://hdl.handle.net/2097/37667Citation: Dearborn, Charles Sumner. The calibration of a transmission dynamometer, and tests with same on engine lathe. Senior thesis, Kansas State Agricultural College, 1904.Morse Department of Special CollectionsIntroduction: A transmission dynamometer is an instrument by means of which the power in a rotating shaft may be measured during its transmission through a belt or other connection to another shaft, without being absorbed. The dynamometer in question is of the Brigg's belt type, and was built by the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Kansas State Agricultural College, from drawings made by the author in 1902. Preliminary trials showed a stiffness in the action of the weighing mechanism that precluded reliable results, and changes in the construction were accordingly made for the purpose of doing away with this defect.The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.DynamometerMechanicsDynamicsStaticsEngineeringMechanical EngineeringTextTheses