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ワェード現象

English translation: brake fade

03:50 Nov 5, 2007
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / brake
Japanese term or phrase: ワェード現象
ワェード is probably a typo for ウェード. But I still don't understand what this is. I guess the English is wading phenomenon? What kind of phenomenon is it?

This is a failure mode of a vehicle brake and has something to do with the brake fluid's temperature rise.
Yuki Okada
Canada
Local time: 06:49
English translation:brake fade
Explanation:
I think this is actually refering to fade. Brake fade refers to a reduction in braking power. There are several causes - one of which is the boiling of brake fluid under high temperature - the air bubbles cause sponginess and a reduction in braking power (because pressure on the brake fluid compacts the bubbles instead of pressing the brake element onto the drum or disk. See the reference for a description.
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Kurt Hammond
United States
Local time: 06:49
Grading comment
Thank you Kurt and others. My driving school in Canada didn't teach this!
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4 +5brake fade
Kurt Hammond


  

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brake fade


Explanation:
I think this is actually refering to fade. Brake fade refers to a reduction in braking power. There are several causes - one of which is the boiling of brake fluid under high temperature - the air bubbles cause sponginess and a reduction in braking power (because pressure on the brake fluid compacts the bubbles instead of pressing the brake element onto the drum or disk. See the reference for a description.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake_fade
Kurt Hammond
United States
Local time: 06:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 128
Grading comment
Thank you Kurt and others. My driving school in Canada didn't teach this!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leochan: フェード現象ですね！教習所で習いますね。http://www.google.co.jp/search?hl=ja&q="フェード現象"&lr=
25 mins
agree  Peishun CHIANG: ”フェード”のtypoで間違いないはずです。
2 hrs
agree  casey
8 hrs
agree  Konstantin Bondarev
12 hrs
agree  Minoru Kuwahara
3 days 3 hrs
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