In: Mechanical Engineering
Elaborate on the braking system performance relation with braking frequency. Use graphs.
Brakes are basically devices used in the conversion of kinetic energy to thermal energy. Automobiles generally use the friction type of braking system which consists of a group of mechanical, hydraulic and electronic activated components. The automobile friction type braking system is either the disc or the drum system.
The impact of the vehicle speed and duration of braking have been undertaken, and it has been reported that it is imperative that the heat generated must be adequately dissipated to ensure the proper functioning of the system. The relatively low temperature at which materials could fade has been a major reason for consideration in the choice of materials for disc braking systems, because of the very high temperature which is obtainable during braking. Fading is one of the reasons why aluminum, despite being a good thermal conductor and lightweight is not used in its pure form for disc braking system because of its low operating temperature.Figure 2 gives the idea about the temperature varaiation with rescpect to time.