Design and Analysis of Master Brake Cylinder for Automobiles

Abstract

In the entire hydraulic braking system master cylinder is the key element, which initiates and controls the braking action. The master cylinder consists of reservoir to store brake fluid. Due to the behavior of fluid in a closed system force applied from the brake pedal is transformed into pressure, which is distributed to the brake units through brake lines. A master cylinder having a reservoir and a cylinder formed from a single piece of molded plastic. The reduction in weight helps in increasing mileage per liter in general road cars. Braking system is one of the crucial factors considered in electric cars and replacing plastic master cylinder will surely increase the efficiency. The present project is about designing of Plastic master cylinder and doing a feasibility study of its strength using ANSYS. This design is based on the most important challenge that automotive industry is facing now. The project is on reducing weight which is one of the factors to increase the efficiency. The design of plastic master cylinder is carried using CATIA where as the structural and thermal analysis were done using ANSYS.

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