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High temperatures appear in the contacting surfaces of a single-disc clutch system (friction clutch disc, flywheel and pressure plate) due to the relative motion between these parts during the sliding period. These high temperatures are responsible for several disadvantages such as increasing wear rate, surface cracks and permanent distortions. In some cases, these disadvantages may lead the contacting surfaces to failure before the expected lifetime. In this work, mathematical models of the friction clutch system (single-disc clutch) were built to find the temperature field during the sliding period (single engagement). Analysis has been completed using developed axisymmetric models to simulate the friction clutch system during the engagement. The surface temperatures are found based on uniform pressure and uniform wear assumptions.
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Josef SCHLATTMANN. He is a Univ.-Professor at the Hamburg University of Technology in the field of Systems Technology and Product Development Methodology. The fields of his research are systematically product development of machine elements and/or machine systems; tribology investigations; development of an autonomous biped robot, e.g., path planning, optimization of the control and the mechanical units; cooperation research work with the German industry.
Oday Ibraheem ABDULLAH. He received his Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from Hamburg University of Technology in 2015. He is one of the faculty members in the Department of Energy Engineering/ College of Engineering/University of Baghdad since 2002. Now he is a research associate in System Technology and Mechanical Design Methodology Group/Hamburg University of Technology. His research areas cover the tribology, stress analysis, vibration analysis, and thermal analysis.
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Abdullah, O.I., Schlattmann, J. Thermal behavior of friction clutch disc based on uniform pressure and uniform wear assumptions. Friction 4, 228–237 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-016-0120-z
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