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Yogesh Emeerith1
Dr. Rabindra Nath Barman2
1
B.Tech Students, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, 713209, W.B, India
2
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, 713209, W.B,
India
Abstract:
A clutch is a critical component of a
vehicle to transfer torque and speed from a driving 1. Introduction:
shaft to a driven shaft with the use of friction. The
efficiency of the clutch depends enormously on A clutch is a mechanism that allows
friction that result in heat generation during transmission of power from a motor to other driven
engagement and disengagement. Rapid heat components by engagement and disengagement of
dissipation is primordial to prevent the friction the friction plate from the flywheel.[1] It is an
plate from reaching the fade temperature where indispensable part in vehicle application located
friction coefficient decreases. The present study is between the motor and transmission of
an attempt to model and analyze structural automobile.[2-3] The main components of a
deformation, stress concentration, elastic strain, friction clutch are flywheel, friction plate,
thermal gradient and heat flux distribution of a diaphragm ring and pressure plate. The friction
copper alloy friction lining and structural steel plate is sandwiched between the flywheel and
friction lining of a clutch plate with the help of pressure plate during engagement and released
finite elements methods software. It is observed from flywheel during disengagement.[4] The
that copper alloy frictional lining of clutch plate operation of the single plate clutch is as follows:
dissipates frictional heat at a faster rate than The friction plate is mounted on a hub that can
structural steel frictional lining of clutch plate. The moves freely and axially along a spline onto the
design is done in Solidworks 2016 and the FEM driven shaft. During engagement, the pressure plate
analysis is carried out using ANSYS 16.0 Transient pushes the friction plate using diaphragm spring
Structural and Steady State Thermal workbench. onto the flywheel which is mounted on the driving
shaft. Hence providing torque and speed
transmission. During disengagement pressure
Keywords: Solidworks 2016, ANSYS
releases friction plate from flywheel thus disrupting
Workbench 16.0, Single plate friction clutch,
flow of power.[5] Common friction material are
Finite elements analysis, structural analysis,
classified as semi-metallic, ceramic and organic.
thermal analysis.
The main purpose of friction materials is to
Thickness of friction 3
In this analysis the friction lining is
pad
considered to be homogeneous.
Thickness of friction 3
facing
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ELEMENTS Dimensions
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5.4. Loading and Boundary conditions Elements 90765
Fig 11 Equivalent stress on structural steel plate Fig 12 Equivalent stress on copper alloy plate
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