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pulley
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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pulley XIV. ME.
poley — OF.
polie (mod.
poulie):- Rom. *
polidia (n. pl. used as fem. sg.), pl. of *
polidium, prob. — medGr. *
polidion, dim. of
pólos POLE2, also windlass, capstan.
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Conveyor-pulley specifications for aggregates
Magazine article from: Mining Engineering; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...offered by CEMA pulleys. This paper examines the CEMA pulley standards and pulley...loads for drive pulleys. Once the required pulley size and shaft diameter...generally available pulley and shaft combinations...standards state that the pulleys covered by the standards...
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Pulley lagging solves slippery problem.
Magazine article from: Mechanical Engineering-CIME; 10/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...sending ore tumbling off at a rear pulley. Gardner initially thought...which is mounted to the drive pulley, had been activated when slippage...speed between separate conveyor pulleys. Although the drive pulley didn't move, neither did...
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Conveyor pulleys: there's more than meets the eye.
Magazine article from: Modern Materials Handling; 4/1/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...that used in crowned drum pulleys. Areas to examine when evaluatin wing pulleys include pulley concentricity, evenness...right shafing for conveyor pulleys is also important. The most commonly used steel for pulley shafts is C1045, although...
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R. Bradshaw Pulley.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 3/30/2008; 700+ words
; ...VIRGINIA BEACH - Ragan Bradshaw "Brad" Pulley, 90, longtime Virginia Beach resident...leader, passed away March 28, 2008. Mr. Pulley was preceded in death by his loving wife of 52 years, Louise Pulley. He was born in Ivor, Va., and had...
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Shape up your pulleys: minimize costly downtime and extend conveyor belt life by keeping wing pulleys free of entrapped material.(SPECIAL SECTION: CONVEYING & MATERIAL HANDLING)
Magazine article from: Pit & Quarry; 8/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...V-shaped) wing pulleys manufactured by Superior...the standard tail pulley with the straight...other than a tail pulley. "Wing pulleys are traditionally thought of as tail pulleys, but the V-shaped wing pulley is also a good alternative...
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Crowned face pulleys: more bark than bite?(Conveyor Talk)
Magazine article from: Pit & Quarry; 2/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...percent of its rated tension. Additionally, only straight face pulleys should be used for all two-pulley drives and for drive snub pulleys. However, says CEMA, a crowned face pulley is somewhat effective in centering a belt on the pulley if the...
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"The Pulley": rundles, ropes, and ladders in John Wilkins, Ramon Lull, and George Herbert.(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: George Herbert Journal; 9/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...different combinations of pulleys and ropes will produce...natural laws. "The Pulley," he declares, "is...among various kinds of pulleys in regard to composition...rundles, some more. Some pulleys are activated by a force...treatise with the simple pulley, which requires that...
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Dream realized; Rene Pulley was a playground basketball legend who had few college opportunities. He's out to ensure other players don't miss that chance.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 5/4/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Roman Augustoviz; Staff Writer Rene Pulley, 53, was a playground legend in basketball...the best and had all the skills. But Pulley, a 1965 graduate of old Minneapolis Central...want any more playground legends," said Pulley, who played basketball until he was 44...
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Motorized conveyor-pulley technology for portable aggregate equipment
Magazine article from: Mining Engineering; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Motorized conveyor pulleys contain all the traditional...components inside the pulley. Light-duty airport...mounted internally in the pulley tube end caps. Motorized pulleys rotate on a stationary...sides of the rotating pulley with mounting blocks...
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Japanese Inventor Develops Pulley Thrust Control Device
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 6/18/2008; 528 words
; ...continuously variable transmission with a primary pulley, a secondary pulley and a V-belt, includes an oil pressure control unit which applies a thrust to each of the primary pulley and the secondary pulley, and a controller. The...
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pulley
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...for the rope and the pulleys have grooves for gripping...links. A differential pulley consists of two pulleys of different radii connected...slipping. Over the pulleys an endless chain is...movable block, whose pulley is shaped to take the...
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Elevator
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...using a simple cable and pulley system, had virtually no...controlling the speed of the cable pulleys, and the emergency brake...hoist motor, around a large pulley on the top of the elevator, up to a second pulley hanging from the roof of...
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Machines, Simple
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...different from each other. Pulleys and wheels and axles, for...to the boat or the shore. A pulley is a simple machine consisting...through which a rope runs. The pulley can be thought of as a kind...force applied on one end of the pulley rope, and the resistance force...
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quarrying
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...also used; these consist of several pulleys over which passes an endless steel...made large enough to accommodate a pulley and the shaft to which it is attached...by the constantly moving wire the pulleys are continuously lowered into the...
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Elevators
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...These grew out of the rope and pulley and used a platform instead...machine location, a belt and pulley transmitted power to the machine...system of sheaves (complex pulleys) raised and lowered the elevator...between the driving sheave or pulley and the hoist ropes (or...
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