What are thermal characteristics?
Engineering brake systems to handle such high temperatures is just as (if not more) important as engineering them to be powerful braking systems. There are four key elements for a system to handle high temperatures properly (as shown below). • Surface Area: The more surface area on a brake system the better heat dissipation will be. Cooling veins (vents) are used in systems where reducing operating temperatures greatly increases surface area. • Thermal Mass: A properly engineered brake system must be sized appropriately for each individual vehicle; to have the ability to provide enough power for a vehicle and to have enough material mass to properly handle the temperatures that specific car can create under heavy braking situations. To remove material from a system for size and weight reduction purposes, will also remove material that would have helped absorb heat and diffuse heat generated by braking. This is not recommended by Carbotech. • Material Selection: Material selection is im
Engineering brake systems to handle such high temperatures is just as (if not more) important as engineering them to be powerful braking systems. There are four key elements for a system to handle high temperatures properly (as shown below). · Surface Area: The more surface area on a brake system the better heat dissipation will be. Cooling veins (vents) are used in systems where reducing operating temperatures greatly increases surface area. · Thermal Mass: A properly engineered brake system must be sized appropriately for each individual vehicle; to have the ability to provide enough power for a vehicle and to have enough material mass to properly handle the temperatures that specific car can create under heavy braking situations. To remove material from a system for size and weight reduction purposes, will also remove material that would have helped absorb heat and diffuse heat generated by braking. This is not recommended by Carbotech. · Material Selection: Material selection is im
