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The objective of this study is to analysis the thermal behaviour of the non-vented (solid) disc using ANSYSsoftware. The Reliable and effectual braking is an imperative requirement of safe transportation. The disk brake generallyhas a high braking ratio and alleviates the thermal load of the wheels, therefore it has been extensively used in vehicles.Disk brakes are persistently showing to large thermal stresses during routine braking and are subject to unexpectedtemperature distribution during hard braking. In this study solid disc brake rotor of vehicle has been taken in investigationwhich is made of martensitic stainless steel and Ceramic material. These materials have been selected to improve thebraking efficiency and provide better stability to the vehicle. The modelling of disc brake rotor is done using solid worksand the thermal analysis of disc brake rotor has done using ANSYS software (ANSYS 15). ANSYS software has been usedfor determining the variation of the temperature and heat flux across the disc brake profile. A comparisonal study has beenmade between two different materials used for solid type disc brake and the best material for making disc brake have beensuggested on the basis of magnitude of temperature distribution and total heat flux. The computational results arepresented for the temperature distribution and heat flux on each friction surface between the disc and pad. After theinvestigation result of temperature distribution and heat flux of the Ceramic material was found excellent.Keywords: Solid works, ANSYS 15, Thermal analysis

Hemraj Nimhal, Chitranjan Agarwal, S. Jindal, M. A. Saloda, “Thermal Analysis of Disc Brake using Ansys Software”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 3, Issue 3, pp. 350-356, March 2016.