Simulation and Dynamic-Thermal Analysis of Ceramic Disc and Brake Pad for Optimization by Finite Element Method

Subject Areas : optimization and simulation

Navvab Gholami ¹ , Ahmad Afsari ² , Seyed Mohammad Reza Nazemosadat ³ , Mohammad Javad Afsari ⁴

1 - Department of Mechanical Engineering, ShirazBranch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran
2 - Department of Mechanical Engineering, ShirazBranch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran
3 - Department of Mechanical Engineering, ShirazBranch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran
4 - Department of Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2023-02-17 Accepted : 2023-01-01 Published : 2024-02-24

Keywords: Brake Disc, Ceramic Materials, Finite Elements, Modeling, Pads,

Abstract :

The braking system in cars is directly deals with the issue of safety, and as a result, it is essential to pay attention to this matter. One of the materials used to make disc and brake pads in disc brakes is a ceramic material. This research aims to simulate and analyze the dynamic-thermal ceramic brake disc during the braking operation using the finite element method. Currently, the conventional brake disc is used in the Peugeot 206 car (domestic production), which has low efficiency in terms of life, wear, etc. Therefore, in this research, considering the significant production of Peugeot 206 car in the country, the disc and brake pads of this car have been selected, which were first modeled by Catia software, and after transferring the model to Abacus software and defining the types of ceramics and Cast iron was analyzed by finite element method. Compared the results of the Peugeot 206 ceramic brake disc and pad analysis were with the results of the standard (cast iron) discs in this car. The results showed that the maximum von Mises stress in the ceramic disc was 260.7 MPa, while the maximum von Mises stress in the cast iron disc was 293.3 MPa. The amount of heat produced in the ceramic disc during the braking action in 4 seconds was almost 84% less than the cast iron disc in the same period. Also, the results showed that the ceramic disc has a higher safety factor (1.98) than the cast iron disc (1.45).

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