Simulation of the engagement of carbon fabric wet clutch: Analytical and experimental comparison

Studying the wet clutch engagement more efficiently makes it necessary to simulate the wet clutch behavior. So, based on the modified Reynolds equation and torque balance equation, the modified numerical model was developed by introducing the carbon fabric contact coefficient and the surface pattern parameter for the carbon fabric wet clutch. It was found that there was a good agreement between computational results and experimental measurements. And subsequently, the influences of the applied pressure, the permeability and the fluid viscosity on the engagement characteristics were explored with the proposed numerical model. (C) 2015 Published by Elsevier Ltd.