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Contents
1 LoadCharacteristics
1.1 ConstantTorqueLoads
1.2 VariableTorqueLoads
1.3 ConstantPowerLoads
1.4 ConstantTorque/Power
1.5 HighStartingTorqueConstantTorque

LoadCharacteristics
ConstantTorqueLoads

Inthisloadcharacteristic,thetorqueisconstantacrosstheentirespeedrange.Thepoweristhereforedirectly
proportionaltothespeedandtherefore,reducingthespeedwillalsoreducethepowerrequiredinalinearfashion.

e.g.screwcompressors(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screw_compressor)andconveyors(http://en.wikipedia.org/w
iki/Conveyor_system)

VariableTorqueLoads

Alsocalledquadratictorqueloads,thetorqueoftheloadisproportionaltothesquareofthespeed.Theloadpower
isthereforeproportionaltothecubeofthespeed.

e.g.centrifugalpumps(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrifugal_pump),fansandblowers
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ConstantPowerLoads

Inthisloadcharacteristic,thepoweroutputoftheloadisconstantacrosstheentirespeedrange,andtherefore
torquerequirementsarehighatlowspeeds.

e.g.Centredrivenwinders(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winding_machine)andmachinetoolspindles(http://en.wi
kipedia.org/wiki/Spindle_%28tool%29)

ConstantTorque/Power

Thisloadcharacteristicisacombinationofconstanttorqueinonespeedrangeandconstantpowerinanother.e.g.
papermakingmachines(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_machine)

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HighStartingTorqueConstantTorque

Thisloadcharacteristichashightorqueatstartingandlowspeeds,followedbyconstanttorqueathigherspeeds.

e.g.extruders(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extruder)andpositivedisplacementpumps(http://en.wikipedia.org/wi
ki/Positive_displacement_pump#Positive_displacement_pump)

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