Abstract
AbstractFriction clutch plate plays a crucial role in automobile’s transmission system for consistent power transmission in the vehicle. Clutch plate is designed as a way to hold high pressure variation and temperature difference and friction offered during engagement affects the overall torque transmission. Life of the clutch plate depends on its surface properties and tribological behavior of the material used which could affect the dynamics of the vehicle. In this research paper, finite element analysis is carried out for different designs of friction clutch plates with the same cross section and volume of the plate. This paper aims to find the suitable design of the vents such as rectangular (positioned radially), rectangular (positioned parallel to radius), circular, elliptical (positioned radially), elliptical (positioned parallel to radius), sports clutch, many circular vents, many triangular vents and many elliptical vents with help of static structural analysis. FEA has been performed on these designs to find out the maximum deformation and maximum stress induced on each of the designs which helped us developing a deep understanding about material structure and the effects of changing the vents shape and a comparative study has been done. The simulation result showed that the generally used rectangular shaped friction clutch plate should be replaced by clutch plates with elliptical vents positioned radially have optimum values of stress and deformation.KeywordsClutch plateStressANSYS
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