Optimization of Design of Brake Drum of Two （优化设计的两个制动鼓）.pdfVIP

IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE) e-ISSN: 2278-1684,p-ISSN: 2320-334X, Volume 12, Issue 4 Ver. IV (Jul. - Aug. 2015), PP 70- 75 Optimization of Design of Brake Drum of Two Wheeler through Approach of Reverse Engineering by Using Ansys Software Meenakshi Kushal1 Suman Sharma2 1 ME Persuing, Department of Mechanical Engineering TRUBA College of Engineering Technology, Indore, India. 2Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering TRUBA College of Engineering Technology, Indore, India. Abstract: The aim of this article is to optimize the design of Hero Honda Passion brake drum (i.e. through reverse engineering approach). Optimization is done by changing the material of the brake drum, under different braking time and operational conditions. Brake drum is optimized to obtained different stresses, deformation values, rise in temperature on different braking time and heat transfer rate. Optimized results obtained are compared for Aluminium and CE (Controlled Expansion) material alloys. It concludes that the CE (Controlled Expansion) alloys can be a better candidate material for the brake drum applications of light commercial vehicles and it also increases the braking performance. Keywords: Brake drum, Al alloy brake drum, CE alloy brake drum, Computer Aided Modeling, Finite Element Analysis, Inventor professional, Ansys workbench. I. Introduction Drum brakes were the first types of brakes used on motor vehicles. Nowadays, over 100 years after the first usage, drum brakes are still used on the rear wheels of most vehicles. The drum brake is used widely as the re