Appendix 10
United Kingdom
Standard torque loss values – other torque transferring components
Calculated standard torque loss values for other torque transferring components:
For hydrodynamic retarders (oil or water), the retarder drag torque shall be calculated by
For magnetic retarders (permanent or electro-magnetic), the retarder drag torque shall be calculated by:
where:
Tretarder nretarder istep-up
Retarder drag loss [Nm]
Retarder rotor speed [rpm] (see paragraph 5.1 of this Annex)
Step-up ratio = retarder rotor speed/drive component speed (see paragraph 5.1 of this Annex)