Flow measurement at the inlet and outlet zones of an automotive brake disc with ventilation post pillars, using particle image velocimetry technique

C. A. Jiménez García, G. J. Gutiérrez Paredes, J. E. Rivera López, A. López Villa, J. M. Casillas Navarrete

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Abstract

Brake system has an impact on the dynamic behavior of the vehicle, during brake episodes, the disc rotor can reach 900 °C, this rise of temperature could cause loss of brake response or failure of the braking system; to reduce overheating problems on disc rotors it is important to increase the air flux through the ventilation posts or vanes, which are between the braking surfaces of the disc brake rotors. Within this research, it is designed, produced and validated an internally ventilated disc brake rotor with a geometric configuration of 22 circular arrays of 9 ventilation pillars with drop tear shape of pillar posts, which increase air speed; to validate the model, it was produced by additive manufacturing, a prototype, to which, were carried out Particle Image Velocimetry tests on a wind tunnel to determine the distribution of air speed at the inlet and outlet of the disc, under three different rotation conditions: 187.2, 561.6 and 748.8 rpm. The results show that the geometric array has higher air speed in comparison with models, which have similar configurations.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRecent Advances in Fluid Dynamics with Environmental Applications
EditorsLeonardo Di G. Sigalotti, Abraham Medina, Abel López, Jaime Klapp, Gerardo Ruiz-Chavarría
PublisherKluwer Academic Publishers
Pages323-332
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9783319279640
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Event1st Conference on Spring School Enzo Levi, 2014 - Mexico, Mexico
Duration: 12 May 201413 May 2014

Publication series

NameEnvironmental Science and Engineering (Subseries: Environmental Science)
ISSN (Print)1863-5520

Conference

Conference1st Conference on Spring School Enzo Levi, 2014
Country/TerritoryMexico
CityMexico
Period12/05/1413/05/14

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