Abstract
A disk brake system has three essential functions, namely, reducing the moving conveyor speed, preserving its steady downhill speed, and stopping the conveyor fully during normal or emergency operation. There has been a persistent demand in recent years for lightweight disks with highly efficient energy-absorbing structures and materials in the overall conveyor system. This aspiration has led to experimental work in an attempt to use various materials for engineering designs. In this work, a rotating annular disc subjected to in-plane frictional loads is analytically modelled on the brake system. In order to obtain modal properties of braking for inputs into the finite element model, the experimental modal test of the disc brake device under free boundary conditions is performed. The goal of my research is to recognize various properties that may in the future enable us to optimize working parameters and increase braking system efficiency. The findings will enable us to achieve the optimal functionality of this structure to improve the operational disc life or performance. ANSYS 19.2 academic finite element software has been used to analyse stress accumulation, structural deformation, and brake disk interaction pressure during a single braking stop event. This work thus provides an important orientation for the design and progress of the brake disk and the brake liner pad. Structural and Thermal analysis with complementary experiments is therefore preferred method used to access and to choose the most efficient brake disc material for improved performance. The Finite Element Approach (FEM) was used to perform a study of four brake disk compounds...
M.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering)