COUPLED STRUCTUAL / THERMAL ANALYSIS OF DISC BRAKE

Abstract

The motive of undertaking this project of “Coupled Structural / Thermal Analysis of Disc Brake” is to study and evaluate the performance under severe braking conditions and there by assist in disc rotor design and analysis. This study is of disc bra ke used for cars. ANSYS package is a dedicated finite element package used for determining the temperature distribution, variation of stresses and deformation across the disc brake profile. In this present work, an attempt has been made to investigate the effect of stiffness, strength and variations in disc brake rotor design on the predicted stress and temperature distributions. By identifying the true design features, the extended service life and long term stability is assured. A transient thermal analysis has been carried out to investigate the temperature variation across the disc using axisymmetric elements. Further structural analysis is also carried out by coupling thermal analysis