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Capstan may refer to:

  • Capstan (band), an American post-hardcore band
  • Capstan (cigarette), a brand of British cigarette
  • Capstan (nautical), a rotating machine used to control or apply force to another element
  • Capstan (tape recorder), rotating spindles used to move recording tape through the mechanism of a tape recorder
  • Capstan equation, formula to describe hold-force in relation to load-force for flexible lines around a cylinder
  • Horse capstan, a device similar to a windlass used in mining; also called a whim
  • Slingsby Capstan, a British two-seat glider of the 1960s
  • Capstan (software), audio restoration program by Celemony which eliminates wow and flutter

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Capstan

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Look up capstan or capston in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Capstan may refer to: Capstan (band), an American post-hardcore band Capstan (cigarette)...

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Capstan equation

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The capstan equation or belt friction equation, also known as Euler-Eytelwein formula (after Leonhard Euler and Johann Albert Eytelwein), relates the...

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Capstan station

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Capstan is an elevated station under construction on the Canada Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. It will be located at the intersection...

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Tape transport

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rollers, which press against the capstan, thus providing friction necessary for the capstan to pull the tape. The capstan is always placed downstream (in...

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Slingsby Capstan

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T.49 Capstan is a British two-seat glider of the 1960s built by Slingsby Sailplanes as a replacement for their earlier Type 42 Eagle. The Capstan is a...

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Capstan Rocks

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The Capstan Rocks (64°57′S 63°26′W / 64.950°S 63.433°W / -64.950; -63.433) are a small group of rocks, sometimes awash at high water and in strong...

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Turret lathe

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gun turret. Capstan lathe is the usual name in the UK and Commonwealth, though the two terms are also used in contrast: see below, Capstan versus turret...

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Capstan Island

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Capstan Island Capstan Island is a designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Located along the Labrador Straits or Strait...

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The Capstan Shafts

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The Capstan Shafts is the musical project of American lo-fi artist Dean Wells. He has been releasing material under the Capstan Shafts name since 1999...

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Sea shanty

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The tunes are generally plaintive and monotonous, as are most of the capstan tunes of sailors, but resounding over the still waters of the Bay, they...

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Torque amplifier

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without affecting its rotational speed. It is mechanically related to the capstan seen on ships. Its most widely known use is in power steering on automobiles...

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Operation Simba

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"Capstan" below the escarpment. The plan depended both on being able to construct an airstrip on the ridge and on finding a water source on "Capstan"...

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Anchor windlass

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refers only to horizontal winches. Vertical designs are correctly called capstans. Horizontal windlasses make use of an integral gearbox and motor assembly...

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Machine head

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consists of a cylinder or capstan, mounted at the center of a pinion gear, a knob or "button" and a worm gear that links them. The capstan has a hole through...

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Mayflower

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(tiller extension) for sailing control. Forward of the steerage room was the capstan, a vertical axle used to pull in ropes or cables. Far forward on the main...

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Pressure suit

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One method used for this is known as a capstan suit, which uses a compressible inflatable tube known as the capstan, enclosed by alternating fabric strips...

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Oh Shenandoah

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Sailors heading down the Mississippi River picked up the song and made it a capstan shanty that they sang while hauling in the anchor. This boatmen's song...

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Frictional contact mechanics

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tension distribution in the rope in this final situation is described by the capstan equation, with solution: T ( ϕ ) = T hold , ϕ ∈ [ ϕ hold , ϕ intf ] T (...

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Celemony Software

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an MIPA Award for Most innovative product. In 2011, Celemony released Capstan, a stand-alone audio restoration software that eliminates wow and flutter...

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Mellotron

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its keys, each of which causes a length of magnetic tape to contact a capstan, which pulls it across a playback head. As the key is released, the tape...

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Helepolis

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and required 3,400 men working in relays to move it, 200 turning a large capstan driving the wheels via a belt, and the rest pushing from behind. The casters...

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