Transient Temperature Field Analysis of the Engagement Process for Marine Wet Multi-disc Clutches

JI Lichao; CHEN Jie; WANG Zifeng

doi:10.7643/ issn.1672-9242.2026.01.013

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Equipment Environmental Engineering ›› 2026, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (1) : 114-122. DOI: 10.7643/ issn.1672-9242.2026.01.013

Ships and Marine Engineering Equipment

Transient Temperature Field Analysis of the Engagement Process for Marine Wet Multi-disc Clutches

JI Lichao¹, CHEN Jie², WANG Zifeng^3*

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The work aims to systematically investigate the evolution mechanism of the temperature field of friction pairs under transient conditions, addressing the unclear distribution law of the transient temperature field during the engagement process of a high-power marine wet multi-disc clutch. A dynamic model and a thermal analysis model for the engagement of the wet multi-disc clutch were established. Considering boundary conditions such as frictional contact and thermoelastic deformation, the thermo-structural coupling finite element method was adopted to investigate the distribution regularity of the temperature field for the friction pairs in the engagement process and the effect of different engagement speed on the transient temperature field. The temperature of the friction pairs gradually decreased from left to right along the axial direction during the en-gagement process, and the high-temperature region was concentrated on the friction surface between the second pair of dual steel plates and the friction plates. At the engagement speed of 360 r/min, the maximum temperature of the friction plates firstly increased and then decreased with time, reaching a peak of 329 ℃ at approximately 2 s. The dual steel plates exhibited a significant non-uniform temperature field during the engagement process, with high-temperature regions concentrated at the inner and outer diameter edges of the friction surface, and the maximum temperatures reached 203 ℃ and 214 ℃, respectively. In the engagement completion stage, the maximum temperature of the friction pairs increased significantly with the increase of the engagement speed, and the radial temperature of the friction surface also increased gradually. The thermo-structural coupling model established in this work can effectively represent the thermal behaviors of the friction pairs during the engagement stage, and it can provide a reference for the thermal reliability design of the clutch.

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wet multi-disc clutch / friction pairs / thermo-structural coupling / engagement process / transient analysis / temperature field

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JI Lichao, CHEN Jie, WANG Zifeng. Transient Temperature Field Analysis of the Engagement Process for Marine Wet Multi-disc Clutches[J]. Equipment Environmental Engineering. 2026, 23(1): 114-122 https://doi.org/10.7643/ issn.1672-9242.2026.01.013

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