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T. Novi et al. / Procedia Structural Integrity 12 (2018) 145–164 Author name / Structural Integrity Procedia 00 (2018) 000–000

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Fig. 5. Disc surfaces radial temperature distribution

Fig. 6. Internal disc axial temperature distribution for various radii

by this component. This is the same reason for the fact that the discs closer to the centre of the di ff erential are cooler. Another interesting plot can be created considering the axial temperature distribution for a fixed radius. this is shown in figure 6. Once again the results obtained are justified by the physics laws governing this phenomenon. The legends indicate various radii for which the results have been plotted. All statements previously made are demonstrated in these plots. The temperature is higher towards the middle of the disc pack and decreases particularly going towards the solar gear. As regards increasing radii, temperature increases until a certain radius after which it decreases again. At this