LECTURE 4| BRAKES & CLUTCHES

BRAKES AND CLUTCHES

• BRAKE – A brake is a friction device used to regulate the motion of a body (slowing down the
body, holding the body at constant speed, and bringing the body at rest)
• CLUTCH – A clutch is also a friction device used to connect or disconnect shafts (speeding up
the driven body to the same angular velocity as the driving shaft)

BAND BRAKE
Consist of a flexible band that is wrapped partly around the drum. They are actuated by pulling the band
tightly against the drum. The brake capacity depends upon the angle of contact, coefficient of friction f
and the band tension.

FBD on the arm and pivot,

The sum of the moments of the forces acting on the lever arm is;

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Tension ratio

Torque T

The Maximum Pressure,

The Net-Belt Pull or Breaking Force F

Where:

The force F’ required at the end of the lever arm is;

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If the direction of the rotation is reversed to counter clockwise, and are interchanged then;

DIFFERENTIAL BAND BRAKE

Tension ratio

or or

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BLOCK BRAKE

Braking Torque T

Where:

Maximum Pressure (between the block & drum)

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CLUTCHES
Disk or Plate Clutch
a. Based on Uniform Wear

where

b. Based on Uniform Pressure

Where: