DESIGN OPTIMIZATION OF A KEVLAR 29 SINGLE DISK FRICTION CLUTCH PLATE BASED ON STATIC ANALYSIS USING ANSYS

A clutch plate is a significant component used in all motor vehicles nowadays, which is used to transmit power produced by the engine to the gear box. A pressure plate which is used for engaging and disengaging the clutch applies pressure on the clutch plate, which results in small deformation and stress concentration in the clutch plate. The aim of this work was to design a single disk frictio n clutch plate made of Kevlar 29 and optimize the design, based on static analysis performed on the clutch using Ansys workbench software. This work sheds light upon how to optimize the design of the clutch plate, so as to deliver maximum performance and last longer