Torque tester

Torque tester

A torque tester is a device that utilizes a tension-compression sensor to measure the size of the screw preload force and provides real-time detection of the screw tightening torque. It is commonly used to measure and record the torque in rotating systems such as engines, crankshafts, gearboxes, transmissions, rotors, bicycle cranks, or cap torque testers.From: Civil, Architecture and Environmental Engineering [2019], Review of energy-consumption measuring techniques for the flotation process [2018]

Garford Hybrid Dynamic bolt reinforcement system on trial in deep level gold mines of South Africa

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Published in Charlie C. Li, Xing Li, Zong-Xian Zhang, Rock Dynamics – Experiments, Theories and Applications, 2018

T. Zvarivadza, F. Sengani

Underground torque tests were conducted through the use of a torque tester. The tests were assessed based on the number of turns in which the span rotated. The results of the study showed that five of the tested bolts out of seventy were not properly tensioned (the turns were either half turn, full turn or quarter turn) (see Table 1).

Review of energy-consumption measuring techniques for the flotation process

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Published in Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 2018

Gan Cheng, Chuanxiang Zhang, Yijun Cao, Zhendong Jiang

Piezoelectric sensors and torque sensors are often used to measure the fluid in the flotation process. A piezoelectric sensor is a device that uses the piezoelectric effect to measure changes in pressure, acceleration, temperature, strain, or force by converting the signal into an electrical charge. Therefore, the velocity fluctuation of the fluid and the local energy dissipation are related to the voltage output signal. A torque sensor is a device for measuring and recording the torque in a rotating system such as an engine, crankshaft, gearbox, transmission, rotor, bicycle crank, or cap torque tester. It is relatively easy to measure static torque. On the other hand, it is a bit difficult to measure dynamic torque since it normally requires the transfer of some effect (electric or magnetic) from the shaft whose torque is being measured to a static system.

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