FEA represents every engineering problem in a numerical way by which the solution to the problems can be known and whether the process is feasible or no can be known.
During braking, kinetic energy is converted into heat energy, which heats the air present in between the brakes by which the durability of the brakes increases.įinite element analysis helps in numerically solving any engineering problem.
The main property of the brake is that it should cool down rapidly to avoid any structural imbalances to the brakes and another thing is that it should clean itself automatically.ĭisc brake slows the rotatory motion of the wheel by the abrasion of brakes pads onto the wheel. Since 1984, mesh generation software from Pointwise and its co-founders has been used for CFD preprocessing on applications as diverse as aerodynamic performance of the F-35 Lightning II and reducing fish mortality rates in a hydroelectric project. So, the brakes must be strong enough to control or dissipate the heat and to stop the vehicle with minimum displacement in urgent situations. The whole optimization process is realized through coupling MATLAB 16.0 with ANSYS-FLUENT 15.0 via the ICEM meshing tool to predict the optimum blade shape based on its aerodynamic performance in a dust-loaded environment. Appropriateness of different variants of the protective structure, differing form each other by parameterized shape, was assessed on the basis of a drag coefficient.
In brakes, the main property is the thermal conductivity as a lot of heat is generated in the brakes when it is applied. The optimal shape solution was sought out by using CFD simulation carried out in the software environment of ANSYS Fluent.