Numerical simulation of thermal conditions in the oil-cooled friction multidisc clutch of a power-intensive wheel tractor. Part 1. Problem formulation

Abstract

Numerical study is performed of the effect of the inertial force parameters on the thermal conditions of a multidisc oil-cooled friction clutch of a rear power take-off shaft of a power-intensive wheel tractor. A system of differential equations is shown of the dynamics of slippage of the driven and driving disks when the clutch is actuated and it is solved numerically with the Runge-Kutt method. An initial boundary problem is formulated describing the thermal processes in the package of disks when friction heats the clutch; it is solved numerically with the finite elements method.