A study on radial directional natural frequency and damping ratio in a vehicle tire

The measurement of radial directional natural frequency and damping ratio in a vehicle tire has been studied. Natural frequencies and damping ratios in the radial direction of various tires, from passenger car tires to truck bus tires, are reported. The radial direction modal parameters of tires subjected to different levels of inflation pressure, have been determined by using a frequency response function method. To obtain the theoretical natural frequency and mode shape, the plane vibration of a tire has been modeled as though it were that of a circular beam. By using the Tielking method that is based on Hamilton’s principle, theoretical results have been determined by considering the rotational velocity, tangential and radial stiffness, radial directional velocity and tension force which is due to tire inflation pressure. The results show that experimental conditions can be considered as the parameters that shift the natural frequency and damping ratio.     

一种非对称大型有限元方程组的有效分块波前解法

提出分块波前法求解非对称大型有限元方程组，该方法综合分块解法和波前法的优点，根据计算机容量和方程的阶数优化计算过程，以在经济效率和存储效率之间达到平衡。本文利用该方法求解了轮胎稳态滚动有限元方程组，表明该方法是有效、可靠的。     

一种变厚度的精化壳体理论及其应用

在Reddy型高阶壳体理论的基础上，采用沿壳体厚度方向的剪切应变呈抛物线分布并且能够满足在壳体的上下表面为零的假设，发展出了一种适合于对变厚度壳体进行非线性分析的方法。该方法利用Ritz原理得到问题的控制方程。通过对一种典型的变厚度壳体结构（子午线轮胎）的结构分析，该方法的计算结果与商用有限元软件的三维分析结果能够很好的吻合。表明了该方法的适用性和有效性。     

Numerical investigation of hydroplaning characteristics of three-dimensional patterned tire

Hydroplaning characteristics of patterned tire on wet road are investigated by making use of finite volume and finite element methods. A detailed 3-D patterned tire model is constructed by our in-house modeling program and the rainwater flow is considered as incompressible and inviscid. Meanwhile, the fluid–structure interaction between the highly complicated tire tread and the rainwater flow is effectively treated by the general coupling method. Through the numerical experiments, the rainwater flow drained through tire grooves, hydrodynamic pressure and contact force are investigated and compared with those of the three-grooved tire model.     

Dynamic load and inflation pressure effects on contact pressures of a forestry forwarder tire

A Trelleborg Twin 421 Mark II 600/55-26.5 steel-reinforced bias-ply forwarder drive tire at inflation pressures of 100 and 240 kPa and dynamic loads of 23.9 and 40 kN was used at 5% travel reduction on a firm clay soil. Effects of dynamic load and inflation pressure on soil–tire contact pressures were determined using six pressure transducers mounted on the tire tread. Three were mounted on the face of a lug and three at corresponding locations on the undertread. Contact angles increased with decreases in inflation pressure and increases in dynamic load. Contact pressures on a lug at the edge of the tire increased as dynamic load increased. Mean and peak pressures on the undertread generally were less than those on a lug. The peak pressures on a lug occurred forward of the axle in nearly all combinations of dynamic load, inflation pressure, and pressure sensor location, and peak pressures on the undertread occurred to the rear of the axle in most of the combinations. Ratios of the peak contact pressure to the inflation pressure ranged from 0 at the edge of the undertread for three combinations of dynamic load and inflation pressure to 8.39 for the pressure sensor on a lug, near the tire centerline, when the tire was underinflated. At constant dynamic load, net traction and tractive efficiency decreased as inflation pressure increased.     

Pore structure of pyrolyzed scrap tires

Internal structure of carbon black produced by pyrolysis (CBp) of rubber samples from the top and bottom parts of sidewall and tread of a passenger car tire was investigated in nitrogen flow at different temperatures. The pore structure (specific surface area, pore size distribution, and porosity) of CBp and commercial CB, was compared. The development of pore structure and the increase of the specific surface area were most intensive during the thermal decomposition at temperatures ranging from 300°C to 500°C. This is caused by the intensive release of volatiles during the pyrolysis. After the pyrolysis was finished, at temperatures above 500°C, further decomposition of solid matter was associated with a slight increase of the specific surface area. Presented at the 34th International Conference of the Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering, Tatranské Matliare, 21–25 May 2007.     

Sidewall-insert compound based on ZnO-treated aramid pulp fibers for run-flat tires

Abstract

To improve the endurance performance of run-flat tires by preventing the sidewall from folding at zero air pressure, a master batch of natural rubber and ZnO-treated aramid pulp (AP) is applied to the rubber sidewall-insert-layer compound. The mechanical, viscoelastic, and fatigue properties of the compounds are investigated by varying the AP content, and the endurance performance of actual run-flat tires is assessed. The results indicate that the mechanical properties are improved and the hysteresis is reduced as the AP content increased. The overall trend of the endurance times of the run-flat tires is consistent with the results of the DeMattia tests, constant-strain fatigue tests, and high-temperature tensile tests. The run-flat endurance time of the tire containing one part per hundred rubber (phr) of AP is superior to that of the tire containing 3 phr of AP because of the enhanced dispersion of the AP fibers.     

外部工况对轮胎翘曲的定量影响研究

针对轮胎接地区域出现的翘曲现象, 提出了翘曲指数的概念; 建立205/55R16型半钢子午线轮胎的有限元模型, 在稳态滚动工况下, 采用单变量法分析了载荷、气压、速度、摩擦因子等外部因素对翘曲现象的影响, 量化了各种因素下翘曲现象的变化规律. 结果表明: 翘曲指数随垂直载荷和摩擦系数的增大而增强, 随充气压力和滚动速度的增大而减小; 影响轮胎翘曲指数的主次因素依次为垂向载荷、充气压力、滚动速度和摩擦系数. 研究成果可为提高车辆操控性和减少轮胎磨损提供参考.     

废轮胎热解油的成分分析及二次热解反应

对废轮胎在中试回转窑中进行中温热解(450~650℃)所得热解油进行了GC-MS研究。通过对热解油化学组成 的全面分析,讨论了轮胎热解反应,尤其是较高热解温度和较长气相停留时间下的二次热解反应途径。通过与不同反应器 的比较研究,进一步得出了微负压回转窑热解技术的反应特点,并为回转窑热解油的应用提供了重要参考依据。