The latest instalment of StopTech's Brake Decisions Video series has been posted. It runs about a minute and addresses the common question about breaking in new brakes, also known as bedding in.
Other Brake Decisions videos include:
Selecting brakes for street performance vehicles
Selecting brakes for track performance cars
Drilled vs. slotted rotors
Another one is on the way...
Showing posts with label Braking Glossary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Braking Glossary. Show all posts
October 21, 2010
August 19, 2010
New Free Video Series from StopTech Answers Common Brake Upgrade Questions
A new free video series from StopTech answers common brake upgrade questions. You can read about them here, jump on over to the YouTube Channel where they live, or catch the first three right here...
February 2, 2010
Glossary: Conduction
You hear it all the time, but what does it mean?
CONDUCTION:
Conduction is the transfer of heat by physical contact. For example, some of the heat generated by the automobile braking system is transferred to the caliper pistons and thence to the brake fluid by conduction. Some of it is also transferred to the hub, upright (knuckle) bearings, and wheels in the same way.
Two-piece or floating discs reduce conduction to the hub, and other parts because of the intervening hat. Conduction is also the strategy used in all designs to move the heat from the disc pad interface to the vanes and in some designs to provide the initial heat sink for the energy generated at the start of a braking cycle.
Conduction is one of only three heat transfer mechanisms. Convection and radiation are the other two.
CONDUCTION:Conduction is the transfer of heat by physical contact. For example, some of the heat generated by the automobile braking system is transferred to the caliper pistons and thence to the brake fluid by conduction. Some of it is also transferred to the hub, upright (knuckle) bearings, and wheels in the same way.
Two-piece or floating discs reduce conduction to the hub, and other parts because of the intervening hat. Conduction is also the strategy used in all designs to move the heat from the disc pad interface to the vanes and in some designs to provide the initial heat sink for the energy generated at the start of a braking cycle.
Conduction is one of only three heat transfer mechanisms. Convection and radiation are the other two.
January 5, 2010
Glossary: Brake Modulation
You hear it all the time, but what does it mean?
MODULATION:
The term given by the process by which the skilled driver controls the braking torque to maintain maximum retardation without locking wheels. Because the human being modulates most efficiently by force rather than displacement, effective brake modulation requires minimum pedal travel and maximum pedal firmness.
"There is a reason the brake pedal is this giant piece of metal when the gas pedal is just a relative sliver," notes race car driver and Centric Parts CEO Dino Crescentini. "There is way more subtlety needed in braking when on the track than there is for punching the gas pedal. You can't really lose a race by accelerating too quickly but you sure can by not being able to brake quickly enough."
MODULATION:The term given by the process by which the skilled driver controls the braking torque to maintain maximum retardation without locking wheels. Because the human being modulates most efficiently by force rather than displacement, effective brake modulation requires minimum pedal travel and maximum pedal firmness.
"There is a reason the brake pedal is this giant piece of metal when the gas pedal is just a relative sliver," notes race car driver and Centric Parts CEO Dino Crescentini. "There is way more subtlety needed in braking when on the track than there is for punching the gas pedal. You can't really lose a race by accelerating too quickly but you sure can by not being able to brake quickly enough."
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
