The T.G.V. disk brake squeal

Abstract

Discomfort problems due to the noise emittence of braking systems in trains have suggested recently several mechanical analyses. This paper gives some of our results obtained from the numerical modelling of TGV brakes in relation with some experimental data. The numerical discussion is based upon the Coulomb's law of contact with a constant coefficient of friction. A dynamic stability analysis enables us to show the loss of stability by flutter of the steady sliding response of the pad on the brake disks. We will present the numerical calculation of the unstable modes for the entire brake system which is a large structure. From an experimental point of view, the modal parameters have been measured for the brake system. We will present also the measures done at the train station giving the close-field acoustic. A comparison between these data and the numerical calculation help us to understand what happen during squeal. © Springer 2006.