How to specify and choose a clutch

This is one of the SEED curriculum engineering design guides. SEED (Sharing Experience in Engineering Design) is an organisation of teachers of design in tertiary education.

You can use this guide together with manufacturers catalogues to specify and select a clutch that will meet your needs. If you are not very familiar with the standard types of clutch available from stock then review the sections on Uses of clutches and Types of clutch available from manufacturers. Reference should be made at every stage of the selection process to the Product Design Specification (PDS) for the system (all the relevant factors should be described in a well written PDS). The characteristics of clutches available “off the shelf” often may constrain the design of the system that requires the clutch so be prepared to change your design to match a manufacturer’s clutch. The guide also specifies the environment and the requirements for the clutch, how to choose a clutch, and a list of clutch suppliers.

[Description and screenshot taken from the SEED Curriculum for Engineering Design page for this guide. (c) The Design Society used under the terms of their (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) license.]

Link: http://www.bath.ac.uk/idmrc/themes/projects/delores/co-design-website/dpg/clu/cluhome.htm
Author: K. S. Hurst; Fiona Patterson; Prasun Amin
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