Automotive System Design - 2180202

Single Plate and Multi Plate Clutch Design

Submitted By
Harsh Acharya : 130010102001
Anjal Patel : 130010102002
Hardik Baldaniya : 130010102003
Alen Christian : 130010102006

Submitted to : Prof. Yagnesh Gambhava

Design of clutch plate
δr
R1

R2 R2

R1
Single Plate Clutch
W=total axial load

R1=External radius of clutch plate

R2=internal radius of the clutch plate

P=intensity of pressure between contacting surfaces.

µ=coefficient of friction between contacting surfaces

Single Plate Clutch
Consider a elemental ring of radius ‘r’ and thickness δr on the contacting surface.
therefore,
Area of the ring on contacting surface is,

Axial load on the ring is,

δA
δW=pressure×Area of the ring
 2π r δr

δW  p  2π r δr
Single Plate Clutch
Frictional resistance offered by ring is,
F r  μ δW
Fr  μ(p 2π r δr)  2π μ p r δr
Frictional torque acting on the ring is,

T r  Fr r
Tr  2π μ p r δr.r  2π μ p r δ r
2

…… (1)
Single Plate Clutch
Torque transmitted by single plate clutch is obtained by considering following two assumptions
(a)uniform pressure theory
(b)uniform wear theory
Single Plate Clutch
(a)uniform pressure theory:
Assuming that the intensity of pressure over the entire contacting surface area is constant,
Then, p=constant

….(2)
load W
p 

contacting surface area π R 12  R 2 2 
Total torque transmitted by single plate clutch can be obtain by integrating Equation
Single Plate Clutch
(1)within limit R2 to R1 we
T R 1

  
2
Τ r 2π μ p r δr
0 R 2

T R 1

  2π μ p 
2
Τ r r δr
0 R 2

R2
r 
 
3
2
Τ  2π μ p   π μ p R 13  R 2 3
3  R1 3
[∵p=Constant]
Τ 
2
3
π μ
2
W
π R1  R
2
 3
 R1  R
 2
3
 
 p 

  2
W
π R1  R 2
2





2

2 
Τ  μ W 2
3

R1  R 2 
3

3  2 
 R1  R 2   …….(A)

Equation (A) gives the torque transmitted by single plate clutch due to friction
considering uniform pressure theory.
Single Plate Clutch
(b) Uniform Wear Theory
In this theory, we are considering that wear which take place is uniform over the entire contacting
surface i.e.

P.r=constant

P.r=C

P=C/r …...(3)
Single Plate Clutch
Axial load acting on the ring is
δW=p 2π r δr

C
δW  2 π C δr
r
δW=2 π C δr …(4)
Integrating above Equation(4) within limit we get,

w R 1


0
δW  
R
2π C δr
2
Single Plate Clutch
W  2π C  r  R12  2 C  R 1  R 2 
R

W
C ……….(5)
2π  R 1  R 2 
We know that frictional torque acting on ring is,

Τr  2π μ p r δr 2

C 2
Τr  2 π …….(6)
μ r δr  Τr  2π μ C r δr
r
Single Plate Clutch
Torque transmitted by single plate clutch can be obtain by integrating the Equation (4 ) within
the limit R2 to R1 we get,

T R2

Τ
0
r   2π
R2
μ C r δr

T R2

Τ
0
r  2π μ C  r δr
R2

r 
Τ  2 π μ C 
2 R1

  2 π μ C
2
R1  R 2
2
 
 2 R2 2
Single Plate Clutch
 R  R 
W 2 2
Τ  πμ
2πR  R 
1 2
1 2

1
Τ  π μW
 R R  1
2
2
2

2 R 1  R 2 
1
Τ  π μW  R1  R2 
2
This is the torque transmitted by single plate due to friction considering
uniform wear theory.
Single Plate Clutch
Power transmitted by single plate clutch is given by,

P ωΤ
2π NΤ
P Watt
60
where, N  Speed of shaft in rpm
For multiplate clutch
For uniform pressure theory,
2  
 R 13  R 2 3 
Τ  n μW 
3 2
 R1  R 2  
2 

For uniform wear theory,

1
Τ  n  μW  R 1  R 2 
2
Multiplate Clutch
In case of new clutch ,the intensity of pressure is uniform along
the surface of clutch but in case of old clutch uniform theory is
more correct.

For single plate clutch normally both sides of the plate are
effective .there for single plate clutch has two pairs of contacting
surface i.e. n=2.

In actual practice, usually the theory of uniform wear is used in

analysis of clutch.
Intensity of pressure is maximum at the inner radius R2 of the friction or contact surface,

C
Pmax  R 2  C OR Pmax 
R2

Intensity of pressure is minimum at the inner radius R1 of the friction or contact surface,

C
Pmax  R 1  C OR Pmax 
R1
In mutilate disc clutch
no of disc on driving shaft = n1
no of disc on driven shaft = n2

So no. of pairs in contact,

n  n1  n 2  1
Thank You