Thermal Analysis Of Lighweight Clutch Disc

Mohd Zuhair, Zulkarnain (2012) Thermal Analysis Of Lighweight Clutch Disc. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Clutch system is among the mam systems inside a vehicle. Clutch is a mechanical device located between a vehicle engine and its transmission and provides mechanical coupling between the engine and transmission input shaft. Clutch system comprise of flywheel, clutch disc and friction material, pressure plate,clutch cover, diaphragm spring and the linkage necessary to operate the clutch. The clutch engages the transmission gradually by allowing a certain amount of slippage between the flywheel and the transmission input shaft. However, the slipping mechanism of the clutch generates heat energy due to friction between the clutch disc and the flywheel. At high sliding velocity, excessive frictional heat is generated which lead to high temperature rise at clutch disc surface, and this causes thermomechanical problem such as thermal deformations and thermo-elastic instability which can lead to thermal cracking, wear and other mode of failure of the clutch disc component. In this project, the thermal characteristic of the lightweight clutch disc is studied using FE analysis method to identify the temperature distribution at the clutch disc in steady state phase. The thermal analysis is done using ANSYS finite element software. The results provide better understanding of the clutch disc thermal characteristics and helps in developing more efficient and effective clutch disc and the clutch system in general.

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