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.
Answers. Best Answer: The Egyptian flood in the Nile: Rains in Africa, especially rains from the Ethiopian Highlands, and melting snow caused the Nile River to flood .The Ancient Egyptians used an object called a nilometer to record how high the Nile was during the year.he rains would swell the different tributaries and other rivers that joined to become the Nile River. End of the flooding In 1970, with the completion of the High Dam at Aswan, the annual flooding cycle in Egypt came to an end.