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    Assembly and Disassembly of Air Brake System.: Mee3006 Automobile Engineering Experiment - 9

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    The document summarizes the components and operation of an air brake system used on heavy vehicles like trucks and buses. The key components are service brakes that are engaged when the brake pedal is pushed, parking brakes that are spring-activated and use compressed air to disengage, and an air compressor that draws air and forces it into high-pressure reservoirs to power the system. When air pressure drops below a certain point, warning indicators alert the driver so corrective action can be taken to maintain safe vehicle operation. The air brake system is divided into an air supply system and a control system that distributes pressurized air to engage the service brakes.

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    Assembly and Disassembly of Air Brake System.: Mee3006 Automobile Engineering Experiment - 9

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    The document summarizes the components and operation of an air brake system used on heavy vehicles like trucks and buses. The key components are service brakes that are engaged when the brake pedal is pushed, parking brakes that are spring-activated and use compressed air to disengage, and an air compressor that draws air and forces it into high-pressure reservoirs to power the system. When air pressure drops below a certain point, warning indicators alert the driver so corrective action can be taken to maintain safe vehicle operation. The air brake system is divided into an air supply system and a control system that distributes pressurized air to engage the service brakes.

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    The document summarizes the components and operation of an air brake system used on heavy vehicles like trucks and buses. The key components are service brakes that are engaged when the brake pedal is pushed, parking brakes that are spring-activated and use compressed air to disengage, and an air compressor that draws air and forces it into high-pressure reservoirs to power the system. When air pressure drops below a certain point, warning indicators alert the driver so corrective action can be taken to maintain safe vehicle operation. The air brake system is divided into an air supply system and a control system that distributes pressurized air to engage the service brakes.

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    Assembly and Disassembly of Air Brake System.: Mee3006 Automobile Engineering Experiment - 9

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    Goutham Reddy
    The document summarizes the components and operation of an air brake system used on heavy vehicles like trucks and buses. The key components are service brakes that are engaged when the brake pedal is pushed, parking brakes that are spring-activated and use compressed air to disengage, and an air compressor that draws air and forces it into high-pressure reservoirs to power the system. When air pressure drops below a certain point, warning indicators alert the driver so corrective action can be taken to maintain safe vehicle operation. The air brake system is divided into an air supply system and a control system that distributes pressurized air to engage the service brakes.

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    MEE3006 AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING

    Experiment - 9
    Assembly and Disassembly of air
    brake system.
     An air brake or, more formally, a compressed air brake
    system, is a type of friction brake for vehicles in which
    compressed air pressing on a piston is used to apply the
    pressure to the brake pad needed to stop the vehicle.
     George Westinghouse first developed air brakes for use
    in railway service. Air brake systems are typically used
    on heavy trucks and buses. The system consists of
    service brakes, parking brakes, a control pedal, and an air
    storage tank.
     For the parking brake, there is
    a disc or drum arrangement which is designed to be held
    in the 'applied' position by spring pressure. Air pressure
    must be produced to release these "spring brake" parking
    brakes.
     For the service brakes to be applied, the brake pedal is
    pushed, routing the air under pressure to the brake
    chamber, causing the brake to be engaged. Most types of
    truck air brakes are drum brakes, though there is an
    increasing trend towards the use of disc brakes.
     The air compressor draws filtered air from the
    atmosphere and forces it into high-pressure reservoirs at
    around 120 psi. Most heavy vehicles have a gauge within
    the driver's view, indicating the availability of air
    pressure for safe vehicle operation, often including
    warning tones or lights.
     A mechanical "wig wag" that automatically drops down
    into the driver's field of vision when the pressure drops
    below a certain point is also common. Setting of the
    parking/emergency brake releases the pressurized air in
    the lines between the compressed air storage tank and the
    brakes, thus allowing the spring actuated parking brake
    to engage. A sudden loss of air pressure would result in
    full spring brake pressure immediately.
     A compressed air brake system is divided into a supply
    system and a control system. The supply system
    compresses, stores and supplies high-pressure air to the
    control system as well as to additional air operated
    auxiliary truck systems.

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