Identification of friction behaviour in disc tribotester

Abstract

Friction behavior between two rotating disk is widely studied by various organization. In a motor

vehicle clutch system, the static and kinetic friction model is developed; and understanding these

phenomena will help designer to design a quality vehicle clutch system with a good life span.

In this report, a part of a clutch system (clutch disk and flywheel) was designed and fabricated.

This is to analyze the behavior of micro friction that occurs in the pre-sliding region. Extensive

literature reviews were shown to understand the performance of friction between two materials.

Then a conceptual design for a clutch system was created with help of embodiment principles, a

final design was selected. Experiments were conducted to gather useful data related to the

friction between the two plates. Finally a conclusion was derived based on the data obtained

from the results