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Virtual Analysis of Energy Absorption and Heat Dissipation for Wet Brakes using CFD and Bench Verification - GLOBAL project with SJTU

Company: Dana Off-Highway Wuxi Technology Co., Ltd

Major(s):
Primary: ME

Non-Disclosure Agreement: NO

Intellectual Property: NO

Off-highway Wuxi will provide a wet brake model from a specific off-highway vehicle and typical braking application conditions. Students from SJTU and PSU will analyze the energy absorption and heat dissipation generated by braking in the axle under these typical braking conditions. For example, for a loader or scraper under different load conditions, working speeds, and ambient temperatures, the analysis will determine the heat generated by braking, the resulting temperature rise, and the establishment of a heat dissipation capability model. Virtual CFD analysis will be used to study the temperature rise during the process, heat dissipation capacity, required oil flow channels, necessary forced cooling oil flow rate, etc. and validate the aforementioned energy, temperature rise, oil flow, etc. using the bench tests at Off-highway Wuxi TC. The results will be cross-verified with the virtual analysis to ensure the accuracy of the conclusions, and these results will provide necessary theoretical support for the design and application of wet brakes.