Technical Seminar on

DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION

Presentation by
Rahul K (1KS08ME049) VIII Sem, Mechanical Engineering K S Institute of Technology, Bangalore.

Under the Supervision of Mr. Dandapani Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering K S Institute of Technology. Bangalore.

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Introduction
Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) utilizes two separate clutches for odd and even gear sets. It can fundamentally be described as two separate manual transmissions (with their respective clutches) contained within one housing, and working as one unit. In DCTs the two clutches are arranged concentrically, the larger outer clutch drives the odd numbered gears, whilst the smaller inner clutch drives the even numbered gears. The first actual DCTs arrived from Porsche in-house development, for Audi and Porsche racing cars in the 1980s, when computers to control the transmission became compact enough.

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Contents
1. Transmission 2. Clutch Single Clutch Transmission Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT)

3. DCT Arrangement
4. Working of DCT 5. Advantages and Disadvantages of DCT 6. Application of DCT 7. References
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References
[1] Carsten Gitt, Daimler AG, Stuttgart, Twin-Clutch Transmission, Patent No: 7,448,290 B2. [2] "Powertrain - transmissions: Shift in power to the gearbox Auto, Motor und Sport (http://www.unofficialbmw.com/images/SHIFT1.pdf). September/October 2003.

[3] "Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) http://www.porsche.com/microsite/technology/default.aspx?pool=uk&ShowSingleTechterm= PTPDopKuGe&Category=&Model=&SearchedString=&SelectedVariant= [4] How Dual-clutch Transmissions Work http://auto.howstuffworks.com/dual-clutchtransmission.htm
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