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Brakenet Group

Brakenet Group. Eddie Curry Braking Consultant Vehicle Dynamics MIRA. Brakenet Group. Started by Leeds University Promote Links Within the Braking Industry Interchange of Information and Research Professor Dave Barton and Adrian Hildred EPSRC Funding until 2001 Now run by MIRA

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Brakenet Group

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  1. Brakenet Group Eddie Curry Braking Consultant Vehicle Dynamics MIRA

  2. Brakenet Group • Started by Leeds University • Promote Links Within the Braking Industry • Interchange of Information and Research • Professor Dave Barton and Adrian Hildred • EPSRC Funding until 2001 • Now run by MIRA • Members meeting 3:30 today

  3. Brakenet Group • Lightweight Brake Technology

  4. Brakenet Brakenet Programme 10.15 Introduction Eddie Curry MIRA 10.20 "Drivers for weight reduction" Roger Pratt Land Rover 10.45 "Design, analysis and test of carbon fibre reinforced Richard Laws ceramic (CFRC) brake discs for rail vehicles " SAB Wabco 11.15 "The use of thermal coatings to overcome corrosion Dr Allan Wirth induced DTV" Consultant 11.45 "Lightweight disc brake development with silicon Marcus Speicher carbide composites" IMTCCC, Stuttgart 12.30 BUFFET LUNCH 13.30“ Brembo's brake system development using metal Adrian Boden and ceramic composite materials'" Brembo Engineering 14.00 "Development of aircraft brake friction materials" Mike Eccles Dunlop Aviation 14.30 Discussion 15.15 COFFEE/TEA 15.30 Brakenet management meeting

  5. Brakenet Group • Lightweight Brake Technology • Energy Losses in Braking Systems • Significance of Brake System Weights

  6. Losses Due to Brake System • Parasitic Losses • Vacuum Pump (>16,000 rpm - alternator driven) • Compressor • Residual Brake Drag

  7. Weight of Brakes on a “B” Class Vehicle • Class B Vehicle • Kerb Weight 900 Kg • Braking System 50 Kg • Nearly 6% Vehicle Weight

  8. Weight of Brakes on a Commercial Vehicle • 6 Axle Artic • Kerb Weight 14 Tonnes • Braking System 1.3 Tonnes • Lifetime extra payload • 2 million Tonne-miles

  9. Weight of Braking Systems • A Range of Lightweight Brake Technologies • Cost vs Weight Saving • The Increase in cost Versus Benefits

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