Design Optimization of Industrial and Automobile Clutches

Clutches and the relevant systems are an important component in any automobile. Whenever any automobile is in moving condition, we need some system of power transmission. Clutches are employed for this vary role. Clutches may be of different types but for this current study, multiplate clutch used in Bajaj CT-100 bike has been considered. Conventionally structural steel (mild steel or low carbon steel) has been used for manufacturing the clutches but it is accompanied by a large weight which in turn increases the overall weight of vehicle. This increased weight increases the losses occurring in the vehicle during movement. It also reduces the thermal and mechanical efficiency. To counter these two problems, we must go for some other materials which can have lower weight & higher tensile strength, compressive strength etc. In this particular study six different materials have been tried & tested. These materials are Aluminium Alloy, High Strength Aluminium Alloy, Alumina, Cork, stainless steel, Kevlar and Asbestos. These materials have been analysed for weight, Equivalent Stress, Total Deformation, Maximum Principal Stress, Shear Stress, Maximum Shear Stress, Strain Energy, Equivalent Elastic Strain and Maximum Principal Elastic Strain. In the end a comparative analysis has been presented. In order to develop the model of disc brake rotor for conducting analytical solution in software, SOLIDWORKS-2019 software will be used to develop the model & ANSYS 19.2 will be used to analyze the model.