Experimental thermal analysis of brake cooling relative to mass flow of air through a ventilated brake disc

Individual component testing is an integral part of vehicle development and can be performed in multiple stages of the product development process. One such component assembly that often requires extensive testing is the brake system. The brake system is crucial for vehicle safety and, thus, needs t...

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Main Authors: Tarun Kadri Sathiyan, Alexey Vdovin, Staffan Johansson, Simone Sebben
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X24015612
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Alexey Vdovin
Staffan Johansson
Simone Sebben
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description Individual component testing is an integral part of vehicle development and can be performed in multiple stages of the product development process. One such component assembly that often requires extensive testing is the brake system. The brake system is crucial for vehicle safety and, thus, needs to be validated from a functional perspective.A test rig setup to accommodate a brake caliper fixture, as well as a funnel housing an anemometer, was purposefully designed and manufactured. This arrangement allows for measuring brake disc performance, surface temperature and quantifying mass airflow through the disc. The results show that the mass flow of air through the disc vanes highly depends on the disc temperature, but can also vary by more than 10 % for discs with the same specifications. Furthermore, the results highlight non-negligible differences in disc cool-down behaviour based on the braking scenario used to heat the disc up.
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spelling doaj-art-e8d24c8fd8914daf9144f9419c16ad662024-12-07T08:26:57ZengElsevierCase Studies in Thermal Engineering2214-157X2024-12-0164105530Experimental thermal analysis of brake cooling relative to mass flow of air through a ventilated brake discTarun Kadri Sathiyan0Alexey Vdovin1Staffan Johansson2Simone Sebben3Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, SwedenChalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden; Corresponding author.Volvo Cars Corporation, Gothenburg, SwedenChalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, SwedenIndividual component testing is an integral part of vehicle development and can be performed in multiple stages of the product development process. One such component assembly that often requires extensive testing is the brake system. The brake system is crucial for vehicle safety and, thus, needs to be validated from a functional perspective.A test rig setup to accommodate a brake caliper fixture, as well as a funnel housing an anemometer, was purposefully designed and manufactured. This arrangement allows for measuring brake disc performance, surface temperature and quantifying mass airflow through the disc. The results show that the mass flow of air through the disc vanes highly depends on the disc temperature, but can also vary by more than 10 % for discs with the same specifications. Furthermore, the results highlight non-negligible differences in disc cool-down behaviour based on the braking scenario used to heat the disc up.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X24015612Brake dynamometerBrake coolingVentilated brake discMass flowThermal management
spellingShingle Tarun Kadri Sathiyan
Alexey Vdovin
Staffan Johansson
Simone Sebben
Experimental thermal analysis of brake cooling relative to mass flow of air through a ventilated brake disc
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
Brake dynamometer
Brake cooling
Ventilated brake disc
Mass flow
Thermal management
title Experimental thermal analysis of brake cooling relative to mass flow of air through a ventilated brake disc
title_full Experimental thermal analysis of brake cooling relative to mass flow of air through a ventilated brake disc
title_fullStr Experimental thermal analysis of brake cooling relative to mass flow of air through a ventilated brake disc
title_full_unstemmed Experimental thermal analysis of brake cooling relative to mass flow of air through a ventilated brake disc
title_short Experimental thermal analysis of brake cooling relative to mass flow of air through a ventilated brake disc
title_sort experimental thermal analysis of brake cooling relative to mass flow of air through a ventilated brake disc
topic Brake dynamometer
Brake cooling
Ventilated brake disc
Mass flow
Thermal management
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X24015612
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