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centrifugal clutch
centrifugal clutch n (General Engineering) engineering an automatic clutch in which the friction surfaces are engaged by weighted levers acting under centrifugal force at a certain speed of rotation centrifugal clutch
centrifugal clutch[‚sen′trif·i·gəl ′kləch] (mechanical engineering) A clutch operated by centrifugal force from the speed of rotation of a shaft, as when heavy expanding friction shoes act on the internal surface of a rim clutch, or a flyball-type mechanism is used to activate clutching surfaces on cones and disks. |