Design and analysis of vented disc brake rotor

How do vented rotors work?
While a solid brake rotor comprises a single disc of metal, a vented brake rotor has a hollow channel, or “vent” between the front and rear surface of the rotor.
This design allows for enhanced heat dissipation..
How to design a disc brake?
The diameter of brake disc is decided by considering maximum amount of braking torque that would be applied on disc.
The area of application of clamping force by calliper and thereby frictional force generated on disc is the major factor in design.
The disc is designed considering above two factors..
What is the design of disc brakes?
A disc brake is a type of brake that uses callipers to squeeze pairs of pads against a disc in order to create friction that retards the rotation of a shaft, such as a vehicle axle, either to reduce its rotational speed or to hold it stationary..
Why are brake rotor designed with vents?
Vented Brake Rotors are common on most modern vehicles.
They have a hollow channel between the inner and outer surfaces.
This channel (or vent) allows the rotor to shed more heat.
This helps to prevent Brake Fade..
Structural analysis is done on the disc brake to validate the strength of the disc brake and thermal analysis is done to analyze the thermal properties.
Comparison can be done for deformation, stresses, temperature etc. form the three materials to check which material is best.
Structural and Thermal analysis is to be done on the disc brakes using three materials Stainless Steel and Cast iron & carbon carbon composite.
Structural analysis is done on the disc brake to validate the strength of the disc brake and thermal analysis is done to analyze the thermal properties.
To assist the disc in dissipating excess heat, a vented design is needed, which looks like two discs sandwiched with spokes between allowing gaps to be present.
This allows the heat generated by the contact surfaces to more easily escape by radiating out the back and out via the vents between the two faces.

In this paper a detailed study of structural, thermal analysis for vented with cross-drilled holes disc brake rotor of Audi A6 is done, for providing an

What is a brake rotor?

Brakes are one of the most significant safety systems in an automobile

In the braking process, the rotor will be exposed to large stresses which result in surface cracking, overheating of brake fluid, seals and other components

Therefore one of the main tasks of the braking system is to reduce the surface temperature of the brake rotor

What is the thesis on disc brake rotors?

The thesis consists of modeling and analysis of both solid and vented type rotor disc brakes

The main objective of the project is to conduct thermal analysis on the both rotors to study the heat and temperature distribution on disc brake rotor

Why do brake rotor discs have drilled contours?

By subsuming drilled contours on the rotor disc, the enhanced surface area aids in the rapid heat transfer from the rotor disc to the environment moderating the heat generated at the pad-disc interface

Anew drafted brake rotor discs with drilled contour and ventilated discs are model using SOLIDWORKS

Mechanism using friction to resist rotation of a circular plate

A disc brake is a type of brake that uses the calipers to squeeze pairs of pads against a disc or a rotor to create friction.
This action slows the rotation of a shaft, such as a vehicle axle, either to reduce its rotational speed or to hold it stationary.
The energy of motion is converted into waste heat which must be dispersed.

Design and analysis of vented disc brake rotor

How do vented rotors work?

How to design a disc brake?

What is the design of disc brakes?

Why are brake rotor designed with vents?

What is a brake rotor?

What is the thesis on disc brake rotors?

Why do brake rotor discs have drilled contours?