High heat dissipating Brake for heavy duty vehicles through an enabling annular disc Fan effect (FanBrake)

Información del proyecto

FanBrake

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 672081

DOI

10.3030/672081

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 1 Mayo 2015

Fecha de inicio 1 Junio 2015

Fecha de finalización 31 Octubre 2015

Financiado con arreglo a

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport

Coste total

€ 71 429,00

Aportación de la UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordinado por

FENNACO LTD
United Kingdom

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - FanBrake (High heat dissipating Brake for heavy duty vehicles through an enabling annular disc Fan effect (FanBrake))

Período documentado: 2015-06-01 hasta 2015-10-31

Resumen del contexto y de los objetivos generales del proyecto

The Fennaco System in an innovative, ostensibly simple yet very effective new design of brake that utilises an established physical phenomenon to markedly increase the heat conversion properties of friction surfaces. When applied in its patented form to vehicle brake systems it substantially increases critical performance metrics, including Nusselt and Reynold’s numbers. With scientific properties that deliver optimum performance at low rpm and high loading, its key applications are in the deceleration of large mass objects such as rail bogies and road heavy commercial vehicles.. By delivering increased performance with smaller size, the Fennaco System also offers system packaging benefits in areas where space is at a premium – such as crowded axle assemblies on rail bogies.

Trabajo realizado desde el comienzo del proyecto hasta el final del período abarcado por el informe y los principales resultados hasta la fecha

The Phase 1 project substantiated the scalability and applicability to the rail market as a stage towards entering the technology into the commercial HGV sector. Interest was established from a number of key regulators, advisory bodies and engineering and manufacturing companies involved in the supply chain from bogie manufacturer to train operator within the rail sector. The intellectual property surrounding the invention is already globally covered with one patent with a second currently being established for immediate application. A detailed search has not revealed any risk to the patent or any competitive offering in the sectors under consideration.
In evaluating the scalability of the technology from early prototype bench testing to full size applications we have established independent proof that not only does the concept work but it also delivers performance as predicted at representative loadings. With further design optimisation the Fennaco System will make major contributions to the safety and line capacity of railways and also form an enabling technology for future rail features, such as regenerative braking, where greater packaging space for undercarriage equipment is required.

Avances que van más allá del estado de la técnica e impacto potencial esperado (incluida la repercusión socioeconómica y las implicaciones sociales más amplias del proyecto hasta la fecha)

The immediate objectives are now to secure the best end-user partners for the system from those who are already expressing interest, specifying and creating the designs for the final application and developing and validating the product. Critical to achieving this will be the securing of Phase 2 funding.
Key partners have been secured and plans created to take the design from current prototype to fully engineered application within the next two years.

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