The paper focuses on numerical analysis of temperature field into a magneto-rheological clutch. The magneto-rheological fluid is used for a clutch operated at different speeds. The magneto-rheological clutch application was developed due to the magnetic control and fast response. The two dimensional axi-symmetric computational domain corresponds to the experimental magneto-rheological clutch. The numerical simulations have been performed for seven speed values with zero magnetic fields. Firstly, the temperature map for magneto-rheological clutch is computed. Secondly, the temperature value obtained on the outside casing wall is validated against experimental data. Next, the maximum temperature value was identified based on numerical simulation in all domain of the magneto-rheological fluid. The numerical results will be used to improve the magneto-rheological clutch operation/design.
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