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Abstract

The aim of this work was to investigate the rate of heat transfer from a radial plate clutch surface. The paper presents experimental results over a range of angular speeds (Ω) and fluid gap widths ( h ), which are then favourably compared to analytical and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solutions for the same geometry and operating conditions. Verifying the heat transfer capabilities of the latter goes some way towards validating the CFD package as a viable virtual prototyping method. The results allow a procedure to be established for the selection of a good electro-structured fluid (ESF) clutch design.

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