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Dynamometer car

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006949

A specialized railway vehicle equipped with instruments to measure and record the forces exerted by a locomotive, such as tractive effort, drawbar pull, and braking performance. It collects data on train resistance, fuel consumption, and speed during test runs. These cars provide engineers with precise measurements for evaluating locomotive designs and operational efficiency, often featuring strain gauges and accelerometers.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006949
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectRail equipment
TranslationsGerman: Dynamometerwagen; Spanish: vagón dinamométrico; French: voiture dynamométrique
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006949",
  "term": "Dynamometer car",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A specialized railway vehicle equipped with instruments to measure and record the forces exerted by a locomotive, such as tractive effort, drawbar pull, and braking performance. It collects data on train resistance, fuel consumption, and speed during test runs. These cars provide engineers with precise measurements for evaluating locomotive designs and operational efficiency, often featuring strain gauges and accelerometers.",
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Dynamometerwagen",
    "es": "vagón dinamométrico",
    "fr": "voiture dynamométrique"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/dynamometer-car/"
}

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