Brakes & Clutches

indicative

Design standard

Calculation standard

Sets screening knobs for Indicative practice — not product type or catalog geometry

Handbook screening factors for shafts, gears, and rotating parts. Geometry and catalog type stay free.

Target SF 2.00Service factor 1.25

Reference standards

Machinery's HandbookShigley's Mechanical Engineering Design

Validate — verify what you entered

Auto-design runs a solver-backed sizing search, applies the best candidate, then runs the full validation check.

Brake / clutch

Estimate friction torque, power dissipation, stop energy and indicative safety factor.

Friction coefficient

Outer radius

Inner radius

Actuation force

Sliding speed (rpm)Engagement time (s)Target safety factor

Continue workflow

Typical next steps after Brakes & Clutches

Design help & referenceShow

Reference documentation

Standards, catalogs, and technical write-ups relevant to this module.

Candidate strategy

Typical Auto-design directions for brakes & clutches.

Option	Basis	Pass	Tradeoff
Minimum size	Static strength	Screen fatigue	Compact but sensitive
Recommended size	Strength + stiffness	Pass expected	Balanced
Robust size	High reserve	Pass with margin	Larger and heavier