scholarly journals Design and analysis of disc brake system in high speed vehicles

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Anil Babu Seelam ◽  
Nabil Ahmed Zakir Hussain ◽  
Sachidananda Hassan Krishanmurthy
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Cast Iron ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Heat Dissipation ◽  
Optimal Choice ◽  
Grey Cast Iron ◽  
Brake Disc ◽  
Disc Brake ◽  
Brake Rotor ◽  
Grey Cast

Brakes are the most important component of any automobile. Brakes provide the ability to reduce or bring automobile to a complete stop. The process of braking is usually achieved by applying pressure to the brake discs. The main objective of this research paper is to propose an appropriate design and to perform analysis of a suitable brake rotor to enhance the performance of the high-speed car. The design of the brake disc is modelled using Solid works and the analysis is carried out using Ansys software. The analysis has been conducted by considering stainless steel and grey cast iron using same brake rotor design so that optimal choice of brake disc can be considered. The analysis considered involves static structural analysis and steady state thermal analysis considering specific parameters on brake rotor to increase the life of brake rotor. From the analysis it is found that the performance and life of disc brake depends upon heat dissipation. From the analysis results it can be concluded that grey cast iron has performed better as compared to stainless steel as this material has anti-fade properties which improves the life of the brake rotor.

scholarly journals Laser Cladding Treatment for Refurbishing Disc Brake Rotors: Environmental and Tribological Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulf Olofsson ◽  
Yezhe Lyu ◽  
Anna Hedlund Åström ◽  
Jens Wahlström ◽  
Senad Dizdar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cast Iron ◽  
Laser Cladding ◽  
Tribological Performance ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Grey Cast Iron ◽  
Disc Brake ◽  
Brake Rotor ◽  
Grey Cast ◽  
Tribological Analysis ◽  
Brake Rotors

AbstractIn this study, grey cast iron disc brake rotors are refurbished by adding a surface layer through laser cladding. Current methods to deal with replaced rotors mainly include remelting, with a minority fraction disposed in landfill. Both approaches result in a huge waste of resources and an increase in CO2 footprint. From a sustainable point of view, this study aims to evaluate the feasibility of refurbishing brake rotors by a combined environmental and tribological performance approach. A streamlined life cycle assessment is conducted to compare the environmental impacts between producing virgin grey cast iron brake rotors and refurbishing replaced brake rotors by laser cladding. It turns out that the energy consumption and CO2 footprint of the laser cladding refurbished brake rotors are 80% and 90% less than the virgin brake rotors. The results show that the refurbished brake rotor yields higher friction compared to the original cast iron utilizing the same pad material. The wear and particle emissions of the disc brake contact are in this study higher for the laser-cladded one compared to the original cast iron one.

Laser cladding treatment for refurbishing disc brake rotors – environmental and tribological analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulf Olofsson ◽  
Yezhe Lyu ◽  
Anna Hedlund Åström ◽  
Jens Wahlström ◽  
Dizdar Senad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cast Iron ◽  
Laser Cladding ◽  
Tribological Performance ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Grey Cast Iron ◽  
Disc Brake ◽  
Brake Rotor ◽  
Grey Cast ◽  
Tribological Analysis ◽  
Brake Rotors

Abstract In this study, grey cast iron disc brake rotors are refurbished by adding a surface layer through laser cladding. Current methods to deal with replaced rotors mainly include re-melting, with a minority fraction disposed in landfill. Both approaches result in a huge waste of resources and an increase in CO 2 footprint. From a sustainable point of view, this study aims to evaluate the feasibility of refurbishing brake rotors by a combined environmental and tribological performance approach. A streamlined life cycle assessment is conducted to compare the environmental impacts between producing virgin grey cast iron brake rotors and refurbishing replaced brake rotors by laser cladding. It turns out that the energy consumption and CO 2 footprint of the laser cladding refurbished brake rotors are 80% and 90% less than the virgin brake rotors. The results show that the refurbished brake rotor yields higher friction compared to the original cast iron utilizing the same pad material. The wear and particle emissions of the disc brake contact are in this study higher for the laser cladded one compared to the original cast iron one.

DESIGN AND THERMAL ANALYSIS OF BRAKE ROTOR WITH DIFFERENT MATERIALS

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sugunarani S ◽  
Santhosh V
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Heat Dissipation ◽  
Brake Disc ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Engineering Software ◽  
The Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Brake Rotor ◽  
Grey Cast ◽  
Aluminium Metal

This work deals with the analysis of heat generation and dissipation in the disc brake of a car during braking and the following release period by using computer-aided engineering software for three different materials of the rotor disc and brake pad. The objective of this work is to analyze the temperature distribution of rotor disc during operation using COMSOL Multiphysics. The work uses the finite element analysis techniques to calculate and predict the temperature distribution on the brake disc and to identify the critical temperature of the brake rotor disc. Conduction, convection and radiation of heat transfer have been analyzed. The results obtained from the analysis indicates that different material on the same retardation of the car during braking shows different temperature distribution. A comparative study was made between grey cast iron (GCI), Aluminium Metal Matrix Composite (AMMC), Alloy steel materials are used for brake disc and the best material for making brake disc based on the rate of heat dissipation have been suggested.

scholarly journals Grey Cast Iron Brake Discs Laser Cladded with Nickel-Tungsten Carbide—Friction, Wear and Airborne Wear Particle Emission

Atmosphere ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Senad Dizdar ◽  
Yezhe Lyu ◽  
Conny Lampa ◽  
Ulf Olofsson
Keyword(s):  
Cast Iron ◽  
Tungsten Carbide ◽  
Wear Particle ◽  
Particle Emission ◽  
Grey Cast Iron ◽  
Wear Testing ◽  
Particle Analysis ◽  
Brake Disc ◽  
Grey Cast ◽  
Automotive Brake

Airborne wear particle emission has been investigated in a pin-on-disc tribometer equipped with particle analysis equipment. The pins are cut out from commercial powder metallurgy automotive brake pads as with and without copper content. The discs are cut out from a commercial grey cast iron automotive brake disc as cut out and as in addition to a laser cladded with a powder mix of Ni-self fluxing alloy + 60% spheroidized fused tungsten carbide and then fine-ground. Dry sliding wear testing runs under a contact pressure of 0.6 MPa, sliding velocity of 2 m/s and a total sliding distance of 14,400 m. The test results show both wear and particle emission improvement by using laser cladded discs. The laser cladded discs in comparison to the reference grey cast iron discs do not alter pin wear substantially but achieves halved mass loss and quartered specific wear. Comparing in the same way, the friction coefficient increases from 0.5 to 0.6, and the particle number concentration decreases from over 100 to some 70 (1/cm3) and the partition of particles below 7 µm is approximately halved.

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