Experimental characterization of the sliding friction of a
degrading wet friction clutch
I thought this was interesting because the reasoning was unexpected for me. It isn't that the fluid or the friction materials themselves "wear out" but that as time goes on, the porous friction material loses its ability to evacuate the ATF from its pores and this is what reduces its coefficient of friction; and not by a small amount.
I know I'm paraphrasing and trying to simplify it, but that was the basic gist I got from the paper. Does anyone else have a different interpretation of the results?
degrading wet friction clutch
I thought this was interesting because the reasoning was unexpected for me. It isn't that the fluid or the friction materials themselves "wear out" but that as time goes on, the porous friction material loses its ability to evacuate the ATF from its pores and this is what reduces its coefficient of friction; and not by a small amount.
I know I'm paraphrasing and trying to simplify it, but that was the basic gist I got from the paper. Does anyone else have a different interpretation of the results?