Frictionally Excited Thermoelastic Instability in Automotive Drum Brakes

1999 ◽  
Vol 122 (4) ◽  
pp. 849-855 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwangjin Lee
Keyword(s):  
Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Material Properties ◽  
Critical Speed ◽  
Hot Spot ◽  
Frictional Heating ◽  
Friction Material ◽  
Thermoelastic Instability ◽  
Critical Speeds ◽  
Drum Brake ◽  
The Coefficient Of Friction

Thermoelastic instability in automotive drum brake systems is investigated using a finite layer model with one-sided frictional heating. With realistic material properties of automotive brakes, the stability behavior of the one-sided heating mode is similar to that of the antisymmetric mode of two-sided heating but the critical speed of the former is higher than that of the latter. The effects of the friction coefficient and brake material properties on the critical speeds are examined and the most influential properties are found to be the coefficient of friction and the thermal expansion coefficient of drum materials. Vehicle tests were performed to observe the critical speeds of the drum brake systems with aluminum drum materials. Direct comparisons are made between the calculation and measurement for the critical speed and hot spot spacing. Good agreement is achieved when the critical speeds are calculated using the temperature-dependent friction material properties and the reduced coefficient of friction to account for the effect of intermittent contact. [S0742-4787(00)01503-4]

Hot Spotting and Judder Phenomena in Aluminum Drum Brakes

2002 ◽  
Vol 125 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwangjin Lee ◽  
Frank W. Brooks,
Keyword(s):  
Surface Finish ◽  
Material Properties ◽  
Hot Spots ◽  
Critical Speed ◽  
Concave Surface ◽  
Thermoelastic Instability ◽  
Critical Speeds ◽  
Circumferential Groove ◽  
Drum Brakes ◽  
Test Schedule

Hot spotting and judder phenomena were observed in automotive aluminum drum brakes. A vehicle judder test schedule was developed to determine the critical speed for thermoelastic instability (TEI). The brake material properties relevant to the TEI analysis were measured as a function of temperature. The critical speeds for the brake systems with different drum materials were determined by the judder schedule and they are compared with the analytical predictions of Lee (2000). The brake drums and linings were then modified and tested in order to investigate its effects on the hot spotting and judder propensity. The design modifications include brake linings with a different compound, stress-relieved drums, linings with a convex or concave surface finish, three-segmented linings, and linings with a circumferential groove. The linings with a circumferencial groove effectively reduce the size of hot spots and the best judder rating was achieved.

scholarly journals Effect of Geometry on Thermoelastic Instability in Disk Brakes and Clutches

1999 ◽  
Vol 121 (4) ◽  
pp. 661-666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun-Bo Yi ◽  
Shuqin Du ◽  
J. R. Barber ◽  
J. W. Fash
Keyword(s):  
Eigenvalue Problem ◽  
Dimensional Analysis ◽  
Critical Speed ◽  
Hot Spot ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Thermoelastic Instability ◽  
Fourier Decomposition ◽  
Critical Speeds

The finite element method is used to reduce the problem of thermoelastic instability (TEI) for a brake disk to an eigenvalue problem for the critical speed. Conditioning of the eigenvalue problem is improved by performing a preliminary Fourier decomposition of the resulting matrices. Results are also obtained for two-dimensional layer and three-dimensional strip geometries, to explore the effects of increasing geometric complexity on the critical speeds and the associated mode shapes. The hot spots are generally focal in shape for the three-dimensional models, though modes with several reversals through the width start to become dominant at small axial wavenumbers n, including a “thermal banding” mode corresponding to n = 0. The dominant wavelength (hot spot spacing) and critical speed are not greatly affected by the three-dimensional effects, being well predicted by the two-dimensional analysis except for banding modes. Also, the most significant deviation from the two-dimensional analysis can be approximated as a monotonic interpolation between the two-dimensional critical speeds for plane stress and plane strain as the width of the sliding surface is increased. This suggests that adequate algorithms for design against TEI could be developed based on the simpler two-dimensional analysis.

Heat Dissipation and Temperature Distribution of Brake Liner Using Steady State Analysis

2012 ◽  
Vol 249-250 ◽  
pp. 712-717
Author(s):  
M.P. Natarajan ◽  
B. Rajmohan
Keyword(s):  
Heat Dissipation ◽  
Friction Material ◽  
Automotive Application ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Slowing Down ◽  
Drum Brake ◽  
The Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Machine Elements ◽  
Braking Process ◽  
Good Agreement

Brakes are machine elements that absorb kinetic energy in the process of slowing down or stopping a moving part. Brake capacity depends upon the unit pressure between the braking surfaces, the coefficient of friction, and the ability of the brake to dissipate heat equivalent to the energy being absorbed. In braking system, drum brake is used mostly for automotive application. During the braking process, the forces and pressures in a drum brake are difficult to determine because of the manner in which the shoe contacts the drum. Finite Element analysis has been used to predict interface temperatures and heat flows and the results have been compared with experimental measurements made using fine thermocouples. Good agreement has been achieved, showing that the proportion of heat which flows into the friction material varies with time and temperature.

Paper 21: Variations in Friction and Wear between Unlubricated Steel Surfaces

1966 ◽  
Vol 181 (15) ◽  
pp. 16-24
Author(s):  
S. W. E. Earles ◽  
D. G. Powell
Keyword(s):  
Wear Rate ◽  
Mild Steel ◽  
Oxide Layer ◽  
Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Surface Film ◽  
Frictional Heating ◽  
Subsequent Increase ◽  
Track Condition ◽  
The Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Steel Disc

Experiments have been conducted in a normal atmosphere using a 0·25-in diameter mild-steel pin specimen sliding on a 10-in diameter mild-steel disc. The ranges of normal force and speed are 0·5–10·4 lbf and 20–190 ft/s respectively. Initially the coefficient of friction is comparatively large, and the wear is of the severe metallic form. However, frictional heating causes rapid oxidation of the surfaces and, if the sliding distance is sufficient, the eventual retention of an oxide layer causes a rapid decrease in the coefficient of friction and the wear rate decreases by 3–4 orders of magnitude. At speeds above about 75 ft/s and loads below about 5 lbf the formation, after several hours' sliding, of a continuous oxide layer on the track causes a further reduction in the pin wear rate. At higher loads and/or lower speeds this track condition is not attained. At speeds of 75 ft/s and above there exists a critical load (the magnitude of which depends on speed) above which periodic removals of the surface film(s) occur producing metallic wear and high friction. However, the subsequent increase in oxidation allows conditions of mild wear to be re-established generally within a few seconds. The steady-state coefficient of friction has been observed to be a function of load1/2 × speed, and periodic surface breakdowns found to occur when load1/2 × speed exceeds 170 lbf1/2 ft/s, the frequency decreasing with increasing load or speed.

scholarly journals A Factorial Design to Numerically Study the Effects of Brake Pad Properties on Friction and Wear Emissions

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens Wahlström
Keyword(s):  
Factorial Design ◽  
Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Friction And Wear ◽  
Friction Material ◽  
Particulate Emissions ◽  
Third Body ◽  
Wear Process ◽  
Disc Brakes ◽  
The Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Contact Situation

Airborne particulate emissions originating from the wear of pads and rotors of disc brakes contribute up to 50% of the total road emissions in Europe. The wear process that takes place on a mesoscopic length scale in the contact interfaces between the pads and rotors can be explained by the creation and destruction of contact plateaus. Due to this complex contact situation, it is hard to predict how changes in the wear and material parameters of the pad friction material will affect the friction and wear emissions. This paper reports on an investigation of the effect of different parameters of the pad friction material on the coefficient of friction and wear emissions. A full factorial design is developed using a simplified version of a previously developed cellular automaton approach to investigate the effect of four factors on the coefficient of friction and wear emission. The simulated result indicates that a stable third body, a high specific wear, and a relatively high amount of metal fibres yield a high and stable mean coefficient of friction, while a stable third body, a low specific wear, a stable resin, and a relatively high amount of metal fibres give low wear emissions.

Study of Metal Friction Materials Using Hot Press

2013 ◽  
Vol 750-752 ◽  
pp. 2084-2087
Author(s):  
Shenq Yih Luo ◽  
Can Yu Bai
Keyword(s):  
Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Wear Mechanisms ◽  
Bending Strength ◽  
Copper Matrix ◽  
Friction Material ◽  
The Other ◽  
Hot Press ◽  
Friction Materials ◽  
The Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Metal Friction

The metal friction materials of copper matrix with and without resin using hot press were investigated to study their hardness, porosities, bending strengths, microstructures, coefficient of frictions, and wear mechanisms. The experiment results show that the hardness and bending strength of the friction materials with increase of amount of copper increase, but the porosity decreases. The resulting coefficient of frictions show more stable and their values are about 0.5~0.6. In addition, the wear mechanism of friction material shows mainly grit abrasive and adhesion, which cause the coefficient of friction to become stable. On the other hand, when the copper matrix containing resin is used, the resulting porosity of friction materials becomes higher and the bending strength decreases. This shows that the wear mechanisms of grit abrasive, roughness, and adhesion cause the coefficient of friction to produce a higher value.

Thermoelastic Instability of Two-Conductor Friction System Including Surface Roughness

2004 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Y. Jang ◽  
M. M. Khonsari
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Material Properties ◽  
Critical Speed ◽  
Thermal Contact ◽  
The Body ◽  
Thermal Contact Conductance ◽  
Contact Conductance ◽  
Thermoelastic Instability ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Conducting Bodies

A model is developed to investigate the mechanism of thermoelastic instability (TEI) in tribological components. The model consists of two thermally conducting bodies of finite thickness undergoing sliding contact. Appropriate governing equations are derived to predict the critical speed beyond which the TEI is likely to occur. This model takes into account the surface roughness characteristics of the contacting bodies as well as the thermal contact conductance at the interface. Analytical expressions are provided for the special cases neglecting the disk thickness and the thermal contact conductance. An extensive series of parametric simulations and discussion of the implication of the results are also presented. The simulations show that the difference in material properties and geometry of the two conducting bodies has a pronounced influence on the critical speed. A special case of the model shows that the threshold of TEI critical speed is pushed to a much higher level when the conducting bodies have identical material properties and are geometrically symmetric. It is also shown that the perturbed wave generally tends to move with the body with higher thermal conductivity.

Effect of Pad/Caliper Stiffness, Pad Thickness, and Pad Length on Thermoelastic Instability in Disk Brakes

1999 ◽  
Vol 122 (3) ◽  
pp. 511-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dale L. Hartsock ◽  
James W. Fash
Keyword(s):  
Hot Spots ◽  
Critical Speed ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Friction Material ◽  
Original Model ◽  
Thickness Variation ◽  
Frequency Noise ◽  
Thermoelastic Instability ◽  
Disk Brake ◽  
Uneven Heating

Thermoelastic instability (TEI) results in uneven heating of the rotor and the development of hot spots in automotive disk brake systems. The hot spots cause rotor distortion and thickness variation which can cause torque variation resulting in brake roughness or low frequency noise. Lee and Barber (1993, ASME J. Tribol., 115, pp. 607–614) developed an analytical model to predict the critical speed above which TEI would occur. This paper describes enhancements to the model to include the effects of caliper/pad stiffness, the pad friction material thickness, and the pad length. The effects of these changes on the predicted speed are calculated and compared to the original model. [S0742-4787(00)01402-8]

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