For the sake of driving safety, the right choice of the brake pad friction material and its manufacturing processes to obtain the appropriate tribological properties is a matter of priority for brake pad manufacturers. Determination of the tribological properties is best done in component tests, i.e. in the setup: brake pads – brake disc. At the request of one of the domestic brake pad manufacturers, as part of the POIR project, an inertia dynamometer for testing friction and wear of brake pads and brake discs was developed and manufactured, which was given the symbol T-33. A test methodology was developed based on the “Cold application section” procedure described in SAE J2522:2003. The T-33 inertia dynamometer is designed for testing brake pads and brake discs intended for five vehicles representing the passenger vehicle class and vans. The paper presents the new test stand, test methodology, and results of verification tests of the T-33 dynamometer (interlaboratory comparison tests) performed on the Cinquecento vehicle brake setup.
A new test rig for tribological tests was developed and manufactured. It consists of a mobile device for measurement of the start-up friction torque of transmissions, in particular planetary gearboxes, and the friction torque in dynamically steady conditions, as well as a climatic chamber to stabilize the temperature of the tested gearbox in its extreme range: from -50 to +50°C. In the series of devices for tribological tests, developed and manufactured at the Institute, the new test rig is marked with the symbol T-34. The verification results correspond with the churning losses related to the viscosity characteristics of the lubricating oils. As the temperature increases, both the start-up friction torque and the friction torque under dynamically steady conditions decrease.
Magnetron plasma sources, due to their simplicity and reliability, are widely used in industrial stands for PVD technology. Despite their significant popularity, there still exists the problem with their power supply systems, especially in applications that require precise adjustment of the composition of the produced layers. This paper presents one possible solution to this problem: The high-resolution power supply for magnetron plasma sources with triple processing, dedicated for power systems of PVD equipment. The module for power factor correction (PFC) is described as well as the module for increasing the resolution setting of the output waveform, and the DC/DC converter module with fast dynamic response to changes in output parameters. The results of experimental studies of individual modules are presented.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
hi@scite.ai
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.