Lightweight design of a torque plate of Z-cam drum brake for heavy duty vehicles
Reducing vehicle weight without compromising performance becomes an area which is important to improve fuel economy and reduce vehicle emissions. The possibility of reducing unsprung mass in a vehicle has led to many investigations of weight optimization studies of axle and wheel-end components. The...
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| author | İbrahim Can Güleryüz |
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| description | Reducing vehicle
weight without compromising performance becomes an area which is important to
improve fuel economy and reduce vehicle emissions. The possibility of reducing
unsprung mass in a vehicle has led to many investigations of weight
optimization studies of axle and wheel-end components. Therefore, structural
design of a torque plate, which is one of the main parts of a Z-cam drum brake
used in heavy-duty vehicles, is carried out by using topology optimization and
finite element analyses. Firstly, finite element analysis of the original
torque plate is conducted to determine critical stress levels and locations.
Secondly, topology optimization is carried out on the original torque plate for
specified loading conditions. Taking redundant volume and manufacturability
constraints into account a new torque plate design is composed. Finally, finite
element analysis is repeated to verify the final design. A significant decrease
in stress level is accompanied by considerable reduction in casting and machined
part masses by 11.9% and 12.2% respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-09882532aa1b4e1e8e69d10089119b9f2023-02-15T16:16:37ZengTurkish Society of Automotive EngineersInternational Journal of Automotive Science and Technology2587-09632019-06-0132425010.30939/ijastech..56805958Lightweight design of a torque plate of Z-cam drum brake for heavy duty vehiclesİbrahim Can Güleryüz0Ege Fren Sanayii ve Ticaret A.S.Reducing vehicle weight without compromising performance becomes an area which is important to improve fuel economy and reduce vehicle emissions. The possibility of reducing unsprung mass in a vehicle has led to many investigations of weight optimization studies of axle and wheel-end components. Therefore, structural design of a torque plate, which is one of the main parts of a Z-cam drum brake used in heavy-duty vehicles, is carried out by using topology optimization and finite element analyses. Firstly, finite element analysis of the original torque plate is conducted to determine critical stress levels and locations. Secondly, topology optimization is carried out on the original torque plate for specified loading conditions. Taking redundant volume and manufacturability constraints into account a new torque plate design is composed. Finally, finite element analysis is repeated to verify the final design. A significant decrease in stress level is accompanied by considerable reduction in casting and machined part masses by 11.9% and 12.2% respectively.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ijastech/issue/46652/568059torque platetopology optimizationfinite element analysisz-cam drum brakeheavy duty vehicles |
| spellingShingle | İbrahim Can Güleryüz Lightweight design of a torque plate of Z-cam drum brake for heavy duty vehicles International Journal of Automotive Science and Technology torque plate topology optimization finite element analysis z-cam drum brake heavy duty vehicles |
| title | Lightweight design of a torque plate of Z-cam drum brake for heavy duty vehicles |
| title_full | Lightweight design of a torque plate of Z-cam drum brake for heavy duty vehicles |
| title_fullStr | Lightweight design of a torque plate of Z-cam drum brake for heavy duty vehicles |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lightweight design of a torque plate of Z-cam drum brake for heavy duty vehicles |
| title_short | Lightweight design of a torque plate of Z-cam drum brake for heavy duty vehicles |
| title_sort | lightweight design of a torque plate of z cam drum brake for heavy duty vehicles |
| topic | torque plate topology optimization finite element analysis z-cam drum brake heavy duty vehicles |
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