| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/M43562/01 |
| Title: |
OPTIMISATION OF HEAT DISSIPATION FROM RAILWAY AND AUTOMOTIVE FRICTION BRAKES |
| Principal Investigator: |
Tirovic, Dr M |
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| Department: |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Organisation: |
Brunel University London |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 August 1999 |
Ends: |
31 July 2002 |
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54,467
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Eng. Dynamics & Tribology |
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| Transport Systems and Vehicles |
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Dynamometer brake tests will be performed on instrumented brakes and temperatures of vital points monitored, recorded and processed in order to define each mode of heat dissipation (conduction, convection and radiation). Spin rig tests of the pre-heated brakes will be performed and the same process applied as for dynamometer tests. Temperatures will be measured using rubbing and imbedded thermocouples, thermal imaging camera and temperature sensitive adhesive lables.Finite element models of the brakes will be generated and transient heat transfer analyses performaned. Computer programs will be developed to process measured temperatures and calculate heat dissipation parameters, to transfer measured temperatures to finite element models, to compare measured and calculated temperatures.Route simulations, both dynamometer and computer, will be performed to validate work.
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