Wichita High Torque Clutches provide the
highest torque to size ratios of any Wichita
Clutch. They provide smooth controlled starts
and stops and are designed for minimum
power loss due to low rotating inertia.
• Extremely fast response
• No lubrication
• High torque to size ratio
• Low rotating inertia
44Wichita Clutch 800-964-3262
Selection Requirements
To properly select a High Torque Clutch
and Low Inertia Brake, the following
information must be determined.
Per the application factors on page 23 a “Back
Geared Press is ‘Group C’.”
HP Torque 124,081
100 RPM
The preliminary clutch selection based on
124,081 lb.in. and 197 HP/100 RPM is an
ATD-224 Low Inertia High Torque Clutch.
(page 48)
A Low Inertia High Torque Clutch was chosen
because of the continuous duty (non-cyclic)
operation having a rel a tive ly low heat HP
requirement.
ATD-224 Low Inertia High Torque Clutch =
280 HP/100 RPM
Rated Torque = 480,000 lb.in @ 100 PSI
Required clutch air pressure is:
PSI =
Actual required clutch PSI
PSI =
This application has 100 PSI available.
=
Clutch required torque x (100 PSI)
Catalog rated torque @ 100 PSI
124,081
480,000
= 26 PSI minimum is required.
630
x (100 PSI)
=
630
= 197
Estimated time to start
= Start Angle 60
360° Crankshaft RPM
= 90˚ 60 = 0.5 sec.
360˚ 30
P
= Line pressure to clutch
1
P
= Required pressure to clutch
2
LN = Natural log
k = Inflation coefficient
(ATD-224 H.T. @ 100 PSI)
= 2,600
u = For ATD-224 H.T. Clutch @ 100 PSI
= 2.5
Time to 26% of line pressure.
LN
t =
t =
= 0.027 seconds
Clutch will be fully inflated at 90˚ of crank shaft
rotation.
LN
[ ]
2,600
P
1
[ ]
P1- P
2
k
100
[ ]
100 - 26
1
u
1
2.5
Contact velocity of rotating disc is:
(Diameter of Center Plate) (π) (RPM)
V
=
c
24 ft.
=
12
(Ductile iron is not required, see page 23).
Maximum bore for ATD-224 High Torque Low
Inertia Clutch = 7 in.
Check clutch inflation time for 90˚ start angle (see
page 52, PSI pressure curves)
12 in.ft.
(π) (204) = 1,282
min.
Clutch exhaust time @ 100 PSI = E = .078
(page 52).
Note:
This application example is for preliminary
sizing only. Contact a Wichita Sales Engineer
or the factory for final selection.
46Wichita Clutch 800-964-3262
P-1100-WC 1/12
Low Inertia Brake Selection
To properly size a brake, the total rotating inertia
reflected to the clutch and brake shaft must be
known.
Alternate shaft WR
referred to clutch shaft
= Alternate Alternate shaft RPM
shaft WR
= 39,091 30
2
2
clutch shaft RPM
[ ]
204
2
2
[ ]
2
WR
referred to = 845.4 lb.ft
clutch-brake shaft @204 RPM
Total inertia = 78.2 lb.ft.
Back shaft WR
Clutch hub &
drive plate WR
Specification Table
Estimate brake WR
(assume same as clutch)
Total WR
to clutch-brake (Estimated)
Estimated time to stop:
= Start Angle 60
360º
=
[ ]
360º
The deceleration torque is:
T= 12
2
2
from = 101.0 lb.ft.
2
= 101.0 lb.ft.
2
referred = 1,125.66 lb.ft.
[ ]
90º 60
2
WR
[ ][ ]
32.2 9.5(t)
Crankshaft RPM
[ ]
[ ]
30
Brake RPM
2
2
2
2
= .5 sec.
Air Tube Disc Clutches and Brakes
High Torque Clutches
The actual
deceleration torque 32. 2 9.5
= 16,575 lb. in.
Required air pressure is:
=Brake required torque x (100 PSI)
Brake
Catalog rated torque @ 100 PSI
=16,575 lb. in.
55,250 lb. in.
= 30 PSI minimum
This application has 100 PSI available.
The average heat HP each stop
=(Brake Torque)
63,000
=16,575
63,000
= 26.8 HP
Friction area necessary to absorb heat =
= Heat HP = 26.8
.7 .7
An ATD-214 Low Inertia Brake has 316 in.
2
friction lining available to absorb heat
generated by stopping. Maximum bore for
an ATD-214 Low Inertia Brake is 4-1/8 inches.
Based on the given application data and
the following calculations, an ATD-224 Low
Inertia High Torque Clutch and ATD-214
Low Inertia Brake have been selected as
having sufficient torque and heat dissipation
capacity with minimum diameter and
sufficient bore capacity.
x 204 x .5
1035.6 204
= 12
[ ] [ ]
x 100
x RPM x 1/2
= 39 in.
heat HP
Absorbtion rate for .5 sec.
2
2
(see page 174 )
of
B
= 12
Deceleration Torque = 18,015 lb.in.
The HP / 100 RPM for this application is:
HP =Torque (lb.in.) = 18,015
100 RPM 630 630
Consult the Specification Table on pages 36-37
to select a brake based on torque and HP/
100 RPM. Under "Duty C", an ATD-214 brake
has 32 HP/100 capacity and 55,250 lb.in.
torque. The rotating inertia of an ATD-214
Low Inertia Brake is 11 lb.ft.
actual rotating inertia reflected to brake is
1035.6 lb.ft.
P-1100-WC 1/12
1125.6 204
32.2 9.5 (.5)
[ ][ ]
2
. Therefore, the
2
.
Note:
These application examples are for
preliminary sizing only. Contact a
Wichita Sales Engineer or the
factory for final selection.
Clutch air pressure during inflation can be
closely estimated by the following:
Clutch pressure = P
(inflation)
This equation is accurate from 5% up
to 95% P
= Line pressure to clutch PSI
P
1
K and U = coefficients for specific clutch and
e = Naperian base log
t
= Time at initiation of signal for
o
t
= Time delay of air system – sec.
d
.
1
air pressure from Spec i fi ca tion Table on
page 51.
inflation sec.
1
1 –
1
(
PSI
u
)
Kt
e
Clutch air pressure during exhaust
can be closely estimated by the fol low ing:
Clutch pressure = (P
(exhaust)
R, E and V = coefficients for specific clutch
and air pressure from Spec i fi ca tion
Table on page 51.
t
= Time to exhaust = E from Spec i fi ca tion
e
Table on page 51.
t = Time variable – seconds. In the
ex haust equa tion “t” cannot
exceed the value of “E” sec.
Shown are some of the air systems used
on Wichita clutches. These systems are
ac cept able for remote op er a tion where clutch
reaction time is not important. Faster clutch re ac tion time is ac com plished as in di cat ed in the
di a gram by lo cat ing the flow control valve, if
re quired, and the so le noid valve as close as
possible to the roto-cou pling. Where clutches
are located on long shafts, the use of quick
release valves on the clutch will fa cil i tate faster
clutch response.
) (R) (E-t)vPSI
1
52Wichita Clutch 800-964-3262
P-1100-WC 1/12
Overlap
A typical clutch-brake torque curve for a single backshaft
press (cyclic ap pli ca tion) would appear as shown below.