The braking performance of hydrodynamic retarders is critical for the safety and economy of
heavy-duty vehicles. In order to effectively improve the braking system to meet the needs of …

To reduce the energy loss of volute and improve the emergency braking performance of
hydrodynamic retarder under design condition, a bionic volute optimization design method …

Heavy-duty vehicles are generally equipped with non-contact hydraulic retarders or eddy
current retarders to ensure safe driving during downhill conditions. The torque of the …

Accurate theoretical models of actuators are crucial for researching autonomous driving in
heavy-duty commercial vehicles (HDCVs). A hydraulic retarder is a widely used auxiliary …

As an auxiliary brake element, the eddy current brake is widely used to ensure safe driving
in heavy vehicles due to its noncontact braking characteristics. It is important to increase the …

It is a considerable challenge to develop a mathematical method for modelling the coupling
relationship between the control signal and braking performance in the design and …

This paper discusses the heat transfer process for a typical stator–rotor machinery-
hydrodynamic retarder from the perspective of computational fluid dynamics and …

Excessively high brake temperature of hydrodynamic retarders may lead to brake fading and
failure, resulting in a decrease in brake effectiveness. However, the temperature …

It is important to suppress cavitation phenomenon for lower vibration and noise, which can
be realized by structure optimization to reduce cavitation bubbles of flow field. Nonetheless …

Purpose The flow phenomenon of particle image velocimetry has revealed the transition
process of the complex multi-scale vortex between the boundary layer and mainstream …