Heat transfer in a disk brake

Research in the field of transient thermal transfer has a great importance, both at the basic level and at the digital level. The automotive, railway and air industries focus on braking's problem, to improve the quality and efficiency of this one. The problem of braking is related to an intensive heat transfer, which depends on several factors, as the geometrical design of the disk, the material it's made and the nature of cooling. This work involves the analysis and characterization of this transfer, by conduction between the disk and the brake pads, for the automotive system.In addition, the knowledge of the temperatures reached in the elements in contact, is important to understand the phenomena taking place within the interface.