http://www.ret-monitor.com/articles/885/tractive-effort/ Specific mission-critical info for professionals Mon, 21 May 2012 22:49:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.ret-monitor.com/articles/885/tractive-effort/comment-page-1/#comment-3074 Tony Morris Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:35:07 +0000 http://www.ret-monitor.com/articles/885/tractive-effort/#comment-3074 If we add in lots of gears and draw the corresponding tractive effort curves, you will see a hyperbola which touches each tractive effort curve begin to form. The equation for this hyperbola is T.E. = Power(peak)/velocity. This is also the T.E. curve for a Continuously Variable Transmission maintaining the engine at its peak-power RPM. It also represents the gearing required to maximise T.E. and therefore acceleration at any speed. If we add in lots of gears and draw the corresponding tractive effort curves, you will see a hyperbola which touches each tractive effort curve begin to form. The equation for this hyperbola is T.E. = Power(peak)/velocity. This is also the T.E. curve for a Continuously Variable Transmission maintaining the engine at its peak-power RPM. It also represents the gearing required to maximise T.E. and therefore acceleration at any speed.

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