Finite Difference Heat Transfer Model of a Steel-clad Aluminum Brake Rotor

2005-01-3943

10/09/2005

Event
23rd Annual Brake Colloquium and Exhibition
Authors Abstract
Content
This paper describes the heat transfer model of a composite aluminum brake rotor and compares the predicted temperatures to dynamometer measurements taken during a 15 fade stop trial. The model is based on meshed surface geometry which is simulated using RadTherm software. Methods for realistically modeling heat load distribution, surface rotation, convection cooling and radiation losses are also discussed.
A comparison of the simulation results to the dynamometer data shows very close agreement throughout the fade stop trial. As such, the model is considered valid and will be used for further Steel Clad Aluminum (SCA) rotor development.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2005-01-3943
Pages
7
Citation
Hertel, J., Suster, J., Hawley, J., and Huang, X., "Finite Difference Heat Transfer Model of a Steel-clad Aluminum Brake Rotor," SAE Technical Paper 2005-01-3943, 2005, https://doi.org/10.4271/2005-01-3943.
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Published
Oct 9, 2005
Product Code
2005-01-3943
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English