Theoretical design of a brake discs tribological machine

• Published in: International journal of system assurance engineering and management Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 1530 - 1542
• Main Authors: García-León, R. A., Páez-Gómez, D., Guerrero-Gómez, G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi Springer India 01-08-2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Automobile industry; Brake disks; Engineering; Engineering Economics; Kinetic energy; Logistics; Low carbon steels; Marketing; Materials selection; Organization; Original Article; Quality Control; Reliability; Safety and Risk; Software engineering; Steel structures; Structural analysis; Tribology; Design; Brake disc; FEA; Wear; Materials
• ISSN: 0975-6809; 0976-4348
• DOI: 10.1007/s13198-023-01962-9

The braking system is the most important element in the automotive industry because it reduces the speed through the friction between the brake disc and the pad, transforming the kinetic energy into thermal due to the wear generated on both surfaces during motion. This works aims to design a tribological machine for Francisco de Paula Santander Ocaña University, applying the design theories to obtain a device with the customer's engineering requirements. Also, Solidworks software was used to obtain a conceptual model and structural analysis of the main components of the machine to guarantee the correct behavior during operation. The results exposed that the structure and calypter holder elaborated of ASTM A36 steel support stresses less than 1.0 MPa considering a good material selection, geometrical design, and conceptual model selected of the machine operation, with high levels of the security factor (more than 10).