Air brake system has been widely used in heavy trucks and intercity buses for its great superiority over other brake system. The practical performance of air brake system may be greatly different from if we analyze it with static theory. Thus, it is necessary to build an integrate air brake system model to simulate the process of brake accurately. However, the dynamic mathematic model of air br...

gas motion within the cylinder is one of the major factors that control the combustion process in spark ignition engine. it also has significant impact on heat transfer. both the bulk gas motion and the turbulence characteristics of the flow are important and governing the overall behavior of the flow. an arrangement for obtaining a stratified charge, using port injection, is proposed for a cur...

Brake disc cooling is an important area of research for high-performance brake disc manufacturers, users as well as academia. In high-demand braking applications, vented discs are increasingly being used as these are considered to have high heat-dissipating characteristics. The cooling efficiency of ventilated brakes depends on three key characteristics: the mass flowrate through the disc, i.e....

A room-temperature light-driven molecular brake (1), consisting of a pentiptycene rotator, a 3,5-dinitrophenyl brake, and a photoisomerizable ethenyl spacer, is reported. The rotation rates of the rotator differ by about 9 orders of magnitude between the brake-on (cis-1) and brake-off (trans-1) states.

The prediction capability of the brake system vibration is still unable to cover a broad range of frequencies. Current predictive models are contained within a particular range to cater for specific vibration types. Therefore, a numerical model which could make predictions in a broad spectrum range is required. The model presented in this paper is derived with such aim. The model is derived fro...

Geometric imperfections on brake rotor surface are well-known for causing periodic variations in brake torque during braking. This leads to brake judder, where vibrations are felt in the brake pedal, vehicle floor and/or steering wheel. Existing solutions to address judder often involve multiple phases of component design, extensive testing and improvement of manufacturing procedures, leading t...

This paper is an outcome of international collaborative research initiative. Researchers from 24 institutions across 12 countries were invited to discuss the state-of-the-art in railway train air brake modelling with emphasis on freight trains. Discussed models are classified as empirical, fluid dynamics and fluid-empirical models. Empirical widely used, advanced versions have been used for sim...