HYDRAULIC BRAKES

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HYDRAULIC BRAKES

 The hydraulic brake is an arrangement of braking

mechanism which uses brake fluid, typically
containing ethylene glycol, to transfer pressure
from the controlling mechanism to the braking
mechanism.
 Fred Duesenberg originated hydraulic brakes on
his 1914 racing cars and Duesenberg was the first
automotive marque to use the technology on a
passenger car in 1921.
WORKING OF HYDRAULIC BRAKES
 Hydraulic Brakes work on the principle of Pascal’s
Law which states that “Pressure on an
incompressible fluid is equal in all directions”.
 When pressure is applied on a fluid it travels
equally in all directions so that uniform breaking
action is applied in all 4 wheels.
 The Forces that are applied at one point are
transmitted to another point by means of an
incompressible fluid. In brakes we call this brake
fluid.
CONSTRUCTION AND PARTS

A Hydraulic Braking System consists of :

 Brake pedal or Lever
 A pushrod (also called an actuating rod)
 A master cylinder assembly containing a piston assembly (made up of either
one or two pistons, a return spring, a series of gaskets/ O-rings and a fluid
reservoir)
 Reinforced hydraulic lines
 Brake caliper assembly usually consisting of one or two hollow aluminum or
chrome-plated steel pistons (called caliper pistons), a set of thermally
conductive brake pads and a rotor (also called a brake disc) or drum attached
to an axle.
 The system is usually filled with a glycol-ether based brake fluid (other fluids
may also be used).
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ADVANTAGES OF HYDRAULIC BRAKING
SYSTEM
 1.They transmit uniform pressure. (Due to hydrostatic pressure being equal in
all directions, Pascal law)
 2.They help in multiplying the driver's effort more times than that of
Mechanical Brakes. (Hydraulic leverage ratio, hydraulic advantage)
 3.The brake fluid also acts as lubricant and reduce the frictional losses at high
speed braking.
 4.They are simpler in construction and lighter in weight.
 5.Thermal stresses generated are much lower in hydraulic brakes than
Mechanical Brakes.
 6.Disc brakes fade in longer time than drum brakes. Hydraulic Disc Brakes are
more wear resistant.
 7. Hydraulic Disc Brakes provide more braking power than hydraulic drum
brakes. Mechanical efficiency is more due to greater surface area of the
contact.
DISADVANTAGES OF HYDRAULIC BRAKING
SYSTEMS

 The Braking system fails if there is a

leakage of fluid from anywhere in the brake
linings.
 Presenceof air in the tubings ruins the
whole braking system.
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