Re: swept area

[Ed Lutz <edlutz@domain.elided>]

Well, I guess it all depends on where your coming from. I agree about
the effects of swept area but to me heat dissipation is major first
order concern. Brakes are nothing more than heat exchangers. They take
energy in the form of rotational movement and convert it to heat and
then vent that heat to the atmosphere. Thats it really, the entire
purpose of brakes. If you only plan to use them once then ok, but in
any kind of performance application heat dissipation becomes very
important.

Ed

Monday, April 08, 2002, 2:17:23 PM, you wrote:

JE> We're serious--swept area really only affects pad life and heat 
JE> dissipation (which is, as someone said, a factor in brake 
JE> performance, but not a first-order one, and has more to do with 
JE> repeated braking than one-time stopping performance).

JE> At 3:14 PM -0400 4/8/02, alfa-digest wrote:
>>Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 10:28:49 -0700
>>From: "Ev Micou" <mdg36@domain.elided>
>>Subject: RE: More on brakes and rotors
>>
>>you can't be serious--swept area has everything to do with braking force.
>>theoretically, any brake can cause wheel lockup depending on the size of the
>>tire patch....
>>respectfully, ev

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