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3.12 Capstan A device called a capstan is used aboard ships in order to c a rope which is under great tension. The rope is wrapped a a fixed drum, usually for several turns (the drawing showsa three-quarter turn). The load on the rope pulls it with a force a and the sailor holds it with a much smaller force TB. S Ty : TAeT". where μ is the coefficient of friction and θ įs the tota angle subtended by the rope on the drum. how that TB