The temperature of a brake disc during frictional heating with linear distribution of the contact pressure

In this paper the analytical solution of the boundary–value heat conduction problem for a brake rotor was developed. A solid brake disc is heated by frictional heat flux during braking with constant deceleration. Intensity of the heat flux affecting friction surface of the disc is proportional to the specific power of friction. It was assumed that contact pressure between the pad and the disc increases linearly, from zero in the initial moment of the braking process to the maximum value in standstill. Calculations were carried out on variables and parameters in the dimensionless form. The obtained results were compared with adequate resultsduring braking with constant deceleration, with an assumption of pressure constant in time.

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Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (zadania 2017).