1. Maintenance Department
A Short Course On Brake

2. Brakes – What do they do ? Kinetic Energy Thermal Energy
Simple Answer : They slow you down
Complex Answer :
It is converted from kinetic energy to thermal energy
Kinetic
Energy
Thermal
Energy

3. How It’s Work ? Kinetic Energy Thermal Energy
Fact : 1st Law of Thermodynamics – Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be converted from one form to another.
Kinetic
Energy
Speeding
Brake friction
between brake pad
& disc brake
Thermal
Energy
Temperature
increase,
velocity
decrease.

4. Basic Automotive Braking System

5. Type of Brake
Bicycle Wheel Brake
Drum Brake
Disc Brake

6. General Automotive Brake Allocation
Rear Drum Brake
Master Cylinder
Parking Brake Lever
Brake Caliper
Brake Pedal
Vacuum Booster
Front Disc Brake

7. Thank You