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The water medium (WM) retarder is an auxiliary braking device that could convert the kinetic energy of the vehicle to the thermal energy of the coolant, and it is used instead of the service brake under non-emergency braking conditions. This paper analyzes the flow distribution based on a mathematical model and analyzes the key factors that could affect the filling ratio and the braking torque of the WM retarder. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations are conducted to compute the braking torque, and theresults are verified by experiments. It is shown that the filling ratio and the braking torque can be expressed by the mathematical model proposed in this paper. Compared with the Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) turbulent model, the shear stress transport (SST) turbulent model can more accurately simulate the braking torque. Finally, the flow distribution and the flow character in the WM retarders are analyzed.
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Biography: Hong-peng Zheng (1988-), Male, Ph. D., Researcher
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Zheng, Hp., Lei, Yl. & Song, Px. Water medium retarders for heavy-duty vehicles: Computational fluid dynamics and experimental analysis of filling ratio control method. J Hydrodyn 29, 1067–1075 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1001-6058(16)60820-X
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