By means of a hydraulic wagon, or dynamometer, recently invented, the "tractive pull" of horse teams was determined with scientific accuracy for the first time.
The new test requires a high-tech treadmill device with the Jetson-ish name dynamometer.
Most automakers measure horsepower by means of a dynamometer: the engine is stripped of its load, ideally tuned and hooked up directly to the instrument.
Hoggan Scientific Announces All New microFET Digital Handgrip Dynamometer SALT LAKE CITY, July 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoggan Scientific , a company that manufactures microFET medical dynamometers, ergoFET physical therapy, ergonomic force gauges, and ergoPAK data acquisition ...
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