The performance of the UTeM Eco-Car disc brake system
was analyzed using ABAQUS/CAE finite element analysis
(FEA) software. The 3D modelling of the disc brake rotor
which has been modelled using CATIA V5R16 software was
imported into the FEA software as the input geometry for the
analysis. The input geometry was later meshed using 4-node
linear tetrahedron mesh element (ABAQUS: DC3D4) using
global seed setting of four (4) as shown in Fig. 6 below. The
meshed geometry resulted with a total of 27,953 numbers of
elements. The brake heat flux and convection heat transfer
coefficient values determined in the earlier load analysis stage
were used to define the load and boundary conditions for the
analysis. Finally, linear thermal transient analysis was
performed in this stage to simulate the repeating braking
process of the disc brake system