Research Article

Contact Analysis of a Dry Friction Clutch System

Table 1

The properties of materials and operations.

ParametersValues

Inner radius of friction material and axial cushion, (m)0.06298
Outer radius of friction material and axial cushion, (m)0.08721
Thickness of friction material (m), 0.003
Thickness of the axial cushion (m), 0.0015
Inner radius of pressure plate (m), 0.05814
Outer radius of pressure plate (m), 0.09205
Thickness of the pressure plate (m), 0.00969
Inner radius of flywheel (m), 0.04845
Outer radius of flywheel (m), 0.0969
Thickness of the flywheel (m), 0.01938
Pressure, (MPa)1
Coefficient of friction, μ0.2
Number of friction surfaces, 2
Torque (Nm), 432
Maximum angular slipping speed, (rad/sec)200
Young’s modulus for friction material, (GPa)0.30
Young’s modulus for pressure plate, flywheel, and axial cushion ( , , and ), (Gpa)125
Poisson’s ratio for friction material0.25
Poisson’s ratio for pressure plate, flywheel, and axial cushion0.25
Density for friction material, (kg/m3), 2000
Density for pressure plate, flywheel, and axial cushion, (kg/m3), ( , , and )7800