Study on Design Method of Clutch Pressure Plate Based on Thermal Deformation

Abstract

With the method of finite element, the sliding friction process of pressure plate and friction disc during clutch engagement was simulated to get temperature field and thermal deformation of the pressure plate. The law of temperature distribution on the pressure plate, which achieve from the simulation is same with the one measured by thermocouple. On this basis, analyzed the influence of pressure plate’s thermal deformation to torque transmission ability of clutch and put forward the structure design method of clutch pressure plate.