Abstract

Design and Analysis of Heavy Duty Truck Brake Drum and Shoe

Highlights

  • Brake is a safety device installed in a motor vehicle to control the movement of the vehicle; it decelerates the speed of the vehicle or stops the vehicle [1]

  • The drum brake is consisted of brake drum, brake shoe and wheel cylinders or brake chambers

  • The brake force exerted by the driver on the brake pedal is transformed into brake pressure of brake shoe or pad and this pressure is distributed throughout the circumference of the brake drum to decelerate the velocity of the vehicle

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Introduction

Brake is a safety device installed in a motor vehicle to control the movement of the vehicle; it decelerates the speed of the vehicle or stops the vehicle [1]. The mechanics of the braking process suggest that there are at least five distinct facets of braking performance deserving of considerations for passengers car and commercial vehicles. These facets or measures of braking performance may be referred to as effectiveness, efficiency, response time, controllability and thermal effectiveness [2]. In the case of pneumatic brake, commonly used on trucks, the pedal force applied by the driver on the brake pedal opens the brake valve to allow compressed air to pass into the brake chamber and turns the cam shaft to actuate the brake shoe /pad against the rotating drum. The motion of a body may be either puretranslation or pure- rotation or a combination of both translation and rotation

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