Structural and Contact Analysis of a 3-Dimensional Disc-Pad Model with and without Thermal Effects
Journal Title: Tribology in Industry - Year 2014, Vol 36, Issue 4
Abstract
The motivation of this work is to identify thermal effects on the structural and contact behaviour of a disc-pad assembly using a finite element approach. The first analysis is performed on the disc-pad model without the presence of thermal properties. Structural performance of the disc-pad model such as deformation and Von Mises stress is predicted. Next, thermomechanical analysis is performed on the same disc-pad model with the inclusion of convection, adiabatic and heat flux elements. The prediction results of temperature distribution, deformation, stress and contact pressure are presented. Comparison of the structural performance between the two analyses (mechanical and thermomechanical) is also made. From this study, it can assist brake engineers to choose a suitable analysis in order to critically evaluate structural and contact behaviour of the disc brake assembly.
Authors and Affiliations
A. Belhocine , N. M. Ghazali , O. I. Abdullah
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