An absorbing dynamometer acts as a load that is driven by the prime mover that is under test (e.g. Pelton wheel). The dynamometer must be able to operate at any speed and load to any level of torque that the test requires.
Other factors which may contribute to flooding include: 1  volume, spatial distribution, intensity and duration of rainfall over a catchment; 2  the capacity of the watercourse or stream network to convey runoff; 3  catchment and weather conditions prior to a rainfall event; 4  ground cover; 5  topography; and. 6  tidal influences.
Increasing the depth and width of the stream may cause the stream to overflow is channel resulting in a flood. 1  Load - The rock particles and dissolved ions carried by the stream are the called the stream's load. 2  Suspended Load - particles that are carried along with the water in the main part of the stream.