The condition of brake fluid is important to automotive safety, reliability and brake system longevity. Brake fluid absorbs moisture over time. Increasing moisture levels in the brake fluid lower the boiling point, increase viscosity and cause corrosion of system components. Brake fluid with high moisture content can boil when extreme braking is required or a pad sticks. The effect of boiling i...

The purpose of this work is to present a study of the thermomechanical behavior of the automotive disc brake during the braking phase. The first analysis is performed on the disc-pad model without the presence of thermal properties. Structural performance of the disc-pad model such as deformation and Von-Mises stress is predicted. The case of thermoelasticity on the same model with the inclusio...

Along with the developing technology, expectations for improved automobile brake pads are also rising. Research on higher performance is contin-uing at a rapid pace. It recognized that in this field, widespread efforts being made towards production of which economical, envi-ronmentally friendly and do not pose risks to human health. In recent years, non-industrial waste products have been used ...

the vehicle braking system is considered to be one of the most fundamental safety-critical systems in modern vehicles, as its main purpose is to stop or decelerate the vehicle. the frictional heat generated during braking application can cause numerous negative effects on the brake assembly, such as brake fade, premature wear, thermal cracks and disc thickness variation. in the past, surface ro...

In the technologically advanced era that we currently live in, there is a growing demand for cheaper and more durable materials for a variety of purposes. The most important safety feature of an automobile is its braking system. The ability of brakes is to provide safe and repeatable stopping, which is related to safety of automobiles and human. Automotive friction materials are multi component...

A brake hardware-in-the-loop simulation (HILS) system for a railway vehicle is widely applied to estimate and validate braking performance in research studies and field tests. When we develop a simulation model for a full vehicle system, the characteristics of all components are generally properly simplified based on the understanding of each component's purpose and interaction with other compo...

Thermoelastic instability in an automotive disk brake system is investigated experimentally under drag braking conditions. The onset of instability is clearly identifiable through the observation of nonuniformities in temperature measured using embedded thermocouples. A stability boundary is established in temperature/speed space, the critical temperature being attributable to temperature-depen...