KPK英汉双语物理-力学：05-开车和刹车.docVIP

1.5 Drives and brakes Wheels are insulators for momentum only when they spin freely. The propelled wheels of a car are not insultors for momentum. They are connected through the engine to the chassis and the body of the car so that the engine can pump momentum out of the ground and into the car. It is often desirable to get rid of the momentum stored in a car as quickly as possible, Fig.1.22. Vehicles have brakes for this. In the process of braking, the wheels’ friction is greatly increased; the wheels are transformed into good momentum conductors so that the momentum of the vehicle quick