You're right Allan. Brake fade is caused by the layer of hot gases between
the friction medium and the rotating surface.

Boiling fluid is, uh, boiling fluid!  =)

On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote:

> Nice write-up, however I always understood "brake fade" to mean the
> heat-related loss of friction, not the boiling water/fluid phenomenon.
>
> Allan
> --
> 1991 Vanagon GL
>

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