The SAE Recommended Practice J1802, Brake Block Effectiveness Rating, has the purpose of establishing a uniform procedure for determination and classification of brake effectiveness for commercial vehicle brakes. The practice provides a means to characterize the friction properties of truck brake lining materials in a representative S-cam brake. However, the test has been found to exhibit an unacceptably large range of variability in the implied friction coefficient for the lining. It has been postulated that some of the variability arises from factors within the brakes that are used for the test-specifically, dimensional tolerances, and possibly friction in the moving parts. A computer model of an S-cam brake was developed under this work to help examine various brake parameter sensitivities. The model calculates brake torque for a specified set of geometry, friction properties, and constant input air chamber force. It assumes that the brake is in a state of equilibrium defined by equalized wear rates on the leading and trailing shoe linings. The parameter sensitivity findings indicate that a potentially significant source of torque variability is related to possible offsets between the drum turning axis and the spider/show assembly certerline. Other significant factors include bearing and roller pin friction and the shape of the cam profile. Offsets in the cam shaft center and asymmetric shoe-lining stiffnesses contribute to significant differential wear between the leading and trailing shoes. The issue of torque effectiveness variability and its relationship to the SAE J1802 Recommended Practice is also discussed in the report.
S-Cam Brake Model (UMTRI) (on Diskette)
1998
1 pages
Report
No indication
English
Road Transportation , Transportation Safety , Brakes(Motion arresters) , Cams , Mechanical tests , Brake shoes , Brake lining , Wear , Geometry , Torque , Sensitivity , Friction , Braking forces , Parameter , Braking performance , Effectiveness , Air brake , Mechanical drives , Trucks , Shafts , Motor vehicles , Disk , Tables(Data) , S-Cam brake , ntiscomputer
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