fluid flywheel

English

Noun

fluid flywheel (plural fluid flywheels)

  1. (mechanical engineering) A type of coupling for transmitting power from the engine of a vehicle to the transmission, using a torque converter.
    Synonyms: fluid coupling, fluid clutch, fluid drive, hydraulic coupling
    • 1958 April, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 268:
      The advantage of the fluid flywheel method of transmitting the power, of course, is that it does away with the weight, bulk, and complication of electric generators and motors, and to some extent reduces the cost of the locomotive also.

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