driving wheel

1. (General Engineering) a wheel, esp a gear wheel, that causes other wheels to rotate

2. (General Engineering) any wheel of a vehicle that transforms torque into a tractive force

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Noun

driving wheel - a wheel that drives a motor vehicle (transforms torque into a tractive force)

drive line, drive line system - mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle

wheel - a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)

Translations

ruota motrice

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Where: NB = drawbar power (kW); Q = traction force (daN); v = real travel speed (km [h.sup.-1]); Ft = tangential force of the driving wheel set (daN); RTk = rolling resistance moment (daN); vt = theoretical travel speed (km [h.sup.-1]); [delta] = drive wheel slip (decimal); Mm = engine torque at the flywheel (daN.m); [eta]t=transmission efficiency (decimal); it = ratio of transmission between engine and driving wheels (dimensionless); rdin = dynamic radius of driving wheels (m); [pi] = constant ; (3.141592); and n = engine speed (rpm).

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