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Behavior of a Composite Multidisk Clutch Subjected to Mechanical and Frictionally Excited Thermal Load
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  • Shuangmei Zhao
  • Greg Hilmas, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Lokeswarappa R. Dharani, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

A transient temperature-displacement coupled analysis is performed to investigate the thermomechanical behavior of a multidisk clutch, based on a carbon-carbon composite, under simulated operation conditions. The user subroutine FRIC is implemented into an axisymmetric finite element model to simulate the frictional behavior between contacting surfaces. The temperature and contact pressure distributions on the friction surfaces are obtained. High thermal stress occurs in the clutch system due to the significant temperature variation during operation. The effects of clutch disk thickness and thermal properties on the thermomechanical behavior of the clutch system are investigated to facilitate the conceptual design of a multidisk clutch system.

Department(s)
Materials Science and Engineering
Second Department
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Sponsor(s)
Air Force Research Laboratory (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio)
Keywords and Phrases
  • Carbon-Carbon Composite,
  • Clutch,
  • Frictional Contact,
  • Thermomechanical Analysis
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2008 Elsevier, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
5-1-2008
Publication Date
01 May 2008
Citation Information
Shuangmei Zhao, Greg Hilmas and Lokeswarappa R. Dharani. "Behavior of a Composite Multidisk Clutch Subjected to Mechanical and Frictionally Excited Thermal Load" Wear (2008) ISSN: 0043-1648
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/lokeswarappa-dharani/15/