TEMPERATURE CHANGES ON THE SLIDING SURFACE OF THE BRAKING DRUM ON A CRANE WITH TWO SHOES
It is known that the operation of the brake is characterized by the conversion of mechanical energy into heat which results in an increase of temperature on contact's surface of sliding parts. Increased temperature affects the reliability of the brake and reduces the brake lining's life time. It is therefore very important to the design or selection of the brake to know the heating level for the assumed operating conditions. This paper presents an example for checking the temperature of the cranes brake. The set up mathematical model was solved numerically (finite volume method). The used method was tested on examples that have an analytical solution and it can be used for an arbitrarily long period of cranes work.