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

• Published in: Journal of friction and wear Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 261 - 269
• Main Authors: Sergienko, V. P., Tseluev, M. Yu, Kupreev, A. V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Allerton Press, Inc 01-08-2010
• Subjects: Classical and Continuum Physics; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; frictional material; oil-cooled frictional clutch; frictional heating; heat transfer; slipping dynamics; temperature field
• ISSN: 1068-3666; 1934-9386
• DOI: 10.3103/S1068366610040033

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.