VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY

BELGUM

NEW HORIZON COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

SEMINAR
ON

DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION

DEPARTMENT OF MACHINE DESIGN
PRESENTED BY

SHARATH KUMAR H A
1NH14MMD14
Mtech ,2nd sem,

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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION
WORKING OF DCT
ADVANTAGES

DISADVANTAGES
APPLICATION
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
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INTRODUCTION
Power transmission is the movement

of energy from its place of

generation to a location where it is
applied to performing useful work.
The application of the engine power

to the driving wheels is power

transmission in case of automobiles.
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PURPOSE OF TRANSMISSION
IC

engines need to operate at a

relatively high rotational speed,
which is inappropriate for starting,
stopping, and slower travel.
Instead you need to reduce the
revolutions of the crank down to a
usable value. This is known as
gearing down which is done by the
transmission setup.
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WHAT IS A CLUTCH?
Clutch

is a device used in the

transmission system of a motor vehicle to
engage and disengage the engine to the
transmission.

In order for a car to stop without killing

the engine, the wheels need to be

disconnected from the engine this is done
by a clutch.

It enables the running engine to be

connected to driving wheel smoothly and
without shock.
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Clutch plate

WORKING OF CLUTCH

CLUTCH PEDAL
PRESSED

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CLUTCH PEDAL
RELEASED
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When the clutch pedal is pressed, the

throw-out bearing presses against the

middle of the diaphragm spring. This
in turn causes the spring to pull the
clutch plate away from the flywheel.
When your foot is off the pedal, the

springs push the pressure plate

against the clutch disc, which in turn
presses against the flywheel.
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SINGLE CLUTCH
TRANSMISSION
In this kind of transmission there is only

one clutch system and when the operator

has to change a gear he needs to press the
clutch pedal to operate the gear lever.

From
clutch

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DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION

Dual clutch transmission, it is two

separate

manual

gearboxes

contained within one housing, and

working as one unit
Sophisticated

electronics

and

hydraulics control the clutches. One

clutch controls the odd gears while
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other controls the even5/7/15
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WORKING OF DCT

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WORKING OF DCT

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WORKING OF DCT

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CARS USINGS DCT

Volkswagon Jetta 2.0

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Porsche 962
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ADVANTAGES
Better

fuel

economy

improvement

than

up

to

15%

conventional

transmission.
No loss of torque transmission from

the engine to the driving wheels

during gear shifts
Extremely
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fast

8milliseconds

up-shift

time
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DISADVANTAGES
Relatively expensive to manufacture and

therefore increases new vehicle purchase

price
Heavier

than

conventional

manual

transmission
Expensive

with
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transmission

dedicated

additives

fluids/lubricants
are

required,

which
need changing on a regular basis
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APPLICATIONS
DCT is used in Volkswagen cars

as direct shift gearbox (DSG)

Used in the Bugatti Veyron one

of the fastest street legal cars in

the world
Used by Volvo in Europe for
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some

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the

public

transport

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CONCLUSION
Dual

clutch transmission systems have been

widely adopted since their introduction, and
expectations are that their popularity will continue
to surge given the benefits they offer.

These systems offer the efficiency of a traditional

manual transmission, in many cases actually

offering a significant increase in mechanical
efficiency.
Dual clutch transmissions have already had a real

impact on the automotive industry and have the

potential to replace manual transmissions
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REFERENCES
Engagement

and control of synchronizer

mechanisms in dual clutch transmissions

Paul

D.Walker , NongZhang Faculty of

Engineering and IT, University of Technology,

Sydney,15Broadway,Ultimo,NSW2007,Austra
lia
Chinese journal of mechanical engineering,

2007

43(2):

13-21,

ASME J Mech des 2010; paper no:131(6),

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THANK YOU
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